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Thailand has few studies on utilization of fertilizer in moonflower. Moreover, research on utilization of organic fertilizer 's effects on growth and yield is limited. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of organic fertilizers on growth and yield of moonflower. The experiment was carried out at the Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University, Mueang district, Maha Sarakham province. The experimental design was randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. The treatments consisted of 1) control (no organic fertilizer application), 2) application at 1,600 kg rai-1 of cow manure and 3) application at 1,600 kg rai-1 of granular chicken organic fertilizer. The data of vine length, leaf width, leaf length, fl ower fresh weight and total fl ower number were recorded. The result shown that using granular chicken organic fertilizer application produced significantly highest number of fl owers per plant and fl ower fresh weight per plant when compared to other treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]