Morphology, nutritional value and growing medium requirement of selected wild and cultivated varieties of fig (ficus spp.) /
Fig (Ficus sp. L.) is classified under the genus Ficus which belongs to Eusyce section in family Moraceae. Wild Ficus is native in Malaysia and can be found widely in the forest and along the roadside while cultivated Ficus varieties are grown in soil that had good aeration and warm climate area. S...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuantan, Pahang :
Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2019
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| Summary: | Fig (Ficus sp. L.) is classified under the genus Ficus which belongs to Eusyce section in family Moraceae. Wild Ficus is native in Malaysia and can be found widely in the forest and along the roadside while cultivated Ficus varieties are grown in soil that had good aeration and warm climate area. Since Ficus are known due to its edible fruits, they are a potential crop to be commercialized in Malaysia. However, the basic information of the wild Ficus on its edible and inedible fruit has not been well documented. On the other hands, F. carica are introduced crop in Malaysia. Thus, its adaptability and agronomic practices are still lack in information. This study aims to identify and describe the morphological structure variation, nutritional value of selected wild and cultivated Ficus, and effect of different planting medium on early growth and yield performance of selected cultivated Ficus. The first study was on the morphological characterization and nutritional value of wild and cultivated Ficus. Three wild Ficus (F. hispida, F. auriculata and F. fistulosa) and three cultivated F. carica varieties (F. carica cv. BTM6, F. carica cv. TGF, F. carica cv. Alma) were used in this study. The vegetative and reproductive structure were analysed for species identification. Nutritional content of fruit were analysed for species selection. Leaf and fruit morphology were found to be most important distinguishing morphological character of Ficus species. Morphologically, Ficus carica had three to six lobed shape of leaves whilst wild Ficus have simple, opposite and variable in size. In terms of fruiting, wild species had hairy fruit compare to the F. carica varieties that had smooth in texture. The findings also showed that content of crude fiber and crude protein recorded the highest in F. carica cv. BTM6 and F. carica cv. TGF, respectively. Therefore, these two F. carica varieties were selected for second experiment. The second study was on the growth performance of two F. carica varieties as affected by different planting medium. This experiment was done at Glasshouse Nursery Complex (GNC), IIUM, Kuantan. Four different combination of peat, topsoil and sand were used as planting medium. Data on vegetative and reproductive morphology were recorded. The root anatomical structure was prepared by using basic histology technique. The characters were observed under the light microscope and analyze using LAS EZ software. Lastly, the ANOVA analysis was done by using SAS version 9.4 and means was compared by Duncan's multiple range test. The findings showed combination of 25 % sand: 25 % topsoil: 25 % peat moss: 25 % coco peat (M1) improve the F. carica cv. BTM6 (V1) early growth performance. The usage of 100 % topsoil (M4) can enhance the fruit performance and increase its nutritional value content. Therefore, the recommended planting medium for early growth and yield performance of F. carica varieties were combination of 25 % sand: 25 % topsoil: 25 % peat moss: 25 % coco peat (M1) and 100 % topsoil (M4), respectively. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 138 leaves : colour illustrations ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-133). |