APPROVAL SHEET I

This Practicum Manuscript entitled “CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

OF SPONGE GOURD (Luffa aegyptiaca) PRODUCTION IN CITY OF NAGA”
prepared by JODELL MAE S. ALPANTA in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, major in Horticulture has been reviewed
and passed by the PRACTICUM COMMITTEE during the Design Hearing.

DANNY E. CARABIO, MSc.

OJT Coordinator

REDJIE D. ARCADIO, PhD. GELLIE G. CASAS

Panel Member Panel Member

SHIELA MARIE ARCADIO

Panel Member

DANNY E. CARABIO, MSc.

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 APPROVAL SHEET II

In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in

Agriculture, major in Horticulture this “CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF
SPONGE GOURD (Luffa aegyptiaca) PRODUCTION IN CITY OF NAGA” prepared by
JODELL MAE S. ALPANTA, is herby recommended for Oral Examination.

DANNY E. CARABIO, MSc.

Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the PRACTICUM COMITTEE during the Oral Examination

conducted on __________ with a grade of _______.

DANNY E. CARABIO, MSc.

OJT Coordinator

REDJIE D. ARCADIO, PhD. GELLIE G. CASAS

Panel Member Panel Member

SHIELA MARIE ARCADIO

Panel Member

DANNY E. CARABIO, MSc.

Adviser

Accepted as Partial fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of

Science in Agriculture major in Horticulture.

Approved:

Dr. REDJIE D. ARCADIO

Campus Director

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 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

The author was born on February 26, 1998 at Rizal

Pinamungajan, Cebu. She is the eldest daughter in the

family of Mrs. Delma S. Alpanta and Mr. Josie M. Alpanta.

She finished her Elementary Education at

GubaVallehermoso Negros Oriental and on her Secondary level she went to

Pinamungajan National High School located at PandacanPinamungajan, Cebu. During

her College year she takes up Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Major in Horticulture

at Cebu Technological University- Pinamungajan Extension Campus in

PandacanPinamungajan, Cebu. She had undergone her 2 nd On-The –Job Training at

City Agriculture Office of Naga City Cebu.

She loves black color because for her black are purposefull, and she can work

hard to achieve goal in life. She hates criticism, being reminded, and revealing private

life. Music is her ultimate getaway.

Jodell Mae S. Alpanta

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 ACKNOWLEGEMENT

First and foremost let me acknowledge those peoples who help me through this

entire journey. I am delighted to place on record the names of those valuable certain

individuals who cheer me up to accomplished this practice.

For needed help, I am gratefully thankful for the cooperation exerted by my

classmates and cousins in helping me to utilize and cultivate my plots, like digging holes

to build the trellis to support the vines of my sponge gourd (luffa) production. Thank you

so much guys for your patience and kindness even though you have a lot of murmurs,

still you’re always there to understand.

Special thanks is accorded to Dr. Redjie D. Arcadio, a humble, hardworking and

loving Campus Director for permitting us to use the back portion of our school to plant

our bountiful production.

Secondly, I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to our dearest

instructor Mr. Danny E. Carabio, a thousand thanks Ican give for you. You broadened

and hastened my knowledge; enhance my skills and motivation especially in terms of

field works which also helped me in doing a lot of research and I came to know about

many new things. Thank you sir for bringing us to the City Agriculture Office of Naga

Cebu City as an OJT-Trainee. We treasure all those things that happen to us especially

during the field of practice which really helps us to improveour self-assurance/self-

esteem to conquer our fears.

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 I would especially like to thank Mr. Mario B. Unabia, the chairman and our OJT

Coordinator. As my teacher and mentor, he taught me more than I could ever give him

in return. He has shown me, by his example of what a good person should be.

I am grateful to all of those with whom I have had the pleasure to work with

during our OJT in Naga Cebu. Each of the members of the Committee, Tatay Prosing,

Kuya Manuel, KuyaRubin Gamay andKuya Rubin dako,you provided me extensive

personal and professional guidance and taught me a great deal about appreciating little

things into bigger opportunityand life in general and for taking care of our production

during the times when not on duty. .

Nobody has been more important to me in the pursuit of this practice than the

members of my family. I would like to thank my parents, whose love and guidance are

with me in whatever I pursue. They are the ultimate role models. During the entire

period of this work in field, I failed to satisfactory performed the role as a daughter in our

family. I greatly love them for their help and patience.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGE
TITLE
APPROVAL SHEET I i
APPROVAL SHEET II ii
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
LIST OF FIGURE vii
LIST OF TABLES viii
INTRODUCTION 1
OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTPUTS 3
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 4
CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF SPONGE GOURD 7
Land preparation 10
Sowing 10
Trellising 10
Harvesting 11
Pest and diseases 11
DISCRIPTION AND SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITES 12
DISCRIPTION OF THE COOPERATING INDUSTRY 15
Farm Locations 16
Farm Location Map 17
Organizational set-up 18
HUMAN RESOURCES 19
ON- THE-JOB-TRAINING EXPERIENCE 21
PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED 36
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 37
RECOMMENDATION 38
LITERATURE CITED 39
APPENDICES 40

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APPENDICES

Memorandum of Agreement 41

Parent’s Consent 42

Endorsement 44

Medical Certificate 45

Industry Immersion Performance Form 46

Evaluation Form for OJT Experience 50

Student-intern Evaluation Form 52

Certificate of Completion 56

Curriculum Vitae/Resume 57

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 LIST OF TABLES

Tables Title Page

1 Description and Schedule of Activities 12-14

2 Problem Encountered 36

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figures Title Page

1 Ecology Location 16

2 Map of City of Naga 17

3 Farm Organizational Set-up 18

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 LIST OF PLATES

Plates Title Page

1 Bagging/Potting 24
2 Prunning 25
3 Lecture 26
4 Grafting 27
5 Pricking 28
6 Rice Crop Manager 29
7 Seminar (Naga City Jail) 30
8 Seminar (Natural Farming System) 30
9 Marcotting 31
10 Landscaping 32

11 Contour Farming 33

12 Mulching 34

13 Carbonizing Rice hull 35

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