DIFFERENT PLANTING POSITIONS: ITS INFLUENCE ON CASSAVA YIELD (MANIHOT ESCULENTA)

Abstract The study was conducted at Barangay Tubig Samin, Maimbung, Sulu, This study was conducted at Mindanao State University-Sulu demo farm (Hayudini, Hussin et al. 2023) from April 5 to November 7, 2022, and aims to determine the yield of cassava as influenced by different planting positions. The study of (MILLER and Iveaver 1976) that experiment was composed of three treatments replicated four times in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The planting positions that served as treatments were as follows: T1 = horizontal planting position, T2 = vertical planting position, and T3 = diagonal planting position. The gathered data were the number of tubers per plant and the weight of fresh and pressed tubers per plant. The data gathering according to the study of, (Hayudini, Hussin et al. 2022) results were interpreted accordingly. The result revealed that planting positions significantly influenced the yield of cassava. The diagonal planting position got the highest mean of 15. 75 on numbers of tubers, highest weight of fresh tuber with the mean of 3.075 kilogram, and highest weight of pressed tuber with the mean of 1.525 kilogram, followed by vertical planting position, and the lowest was revealed from cassava planted in a horizontal planting position. Based on the findings, in conditions under barangay Tubig Samin, Maimbung Sulu that have unpredictable weather conditions, the diagonal planting position is appropriate for cassava production, for it has a valuable result in terms of yield compared to other positions of planting. Keywords: Influence; Different Planting Positions; and Cassava Yield (Manihot esculenta