FOSFOCOMPOST COMBINED WITH VEGETABLE EXTRACTS IN THE PROPAGATION OF Hylocereus undatusand Selenicereus megalanthus

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of phosphocompost tea combined with plant extracts on the propagation of Hylocereus undatus and Selenicereus megalanthus in the district of Marcas, Acobamba province, Huancavelica Region, during the season November 2019 to April 2020, in a design of Random Blocks in Bifactorial Arrangement (5 * 2) rooting * variety: with 10 treatments and 3 repetitions, the rooting agents being: phosphocompost tea, phosphocompost tea + coconut water, phosphocompost tea + aloe extract, phosphocompost tea + coconut water + aloe extract, the control. Among the results, it is recorded that the red variety was statistically superior for all the variables evaluated, obtaining on average 7.8 roots/plant and 100% rooting; treatments T7, T6, T8 registered 8.17; 6.83 and 6.50 roots/plant respectively. The root length of T7 was 22.65 cm, followed by T8 with 18.64 cm. The fresh and dry weight of T8 and T7 was 5.15 g and 0.40 g respectively and the number and length of shoots was 1.93 shoots/plant and 12.02 cm in length respectively in contrast to the yellow variety obtained low results.