Effectiveness of Gandasil D Fertilizer Concentration on Indigofera Seedling Growth in Various Growing Media Compositions

Indigofera sp. is an environmentally friendly source of indigo dye for batik production and a material for livestock industry because this plant potentially serves as a forage protein source. This plant has the potential to be further developed and its cultivation requires quality seeds. Seedling growth is an important factor in achieving maximum productivity. Increasing its growth can be done by providing sufficient nutrients and using appropriate growing media. The results showed that there was an interaction between the concentration of Gandasil D fertilizer and growing media composition, namely at Gandasil D fertilizer concentration of 2 g/1 liter of water and a growing medium consisting of coco peat and compost with the parameters of plant height and stem diameter observed at 10 WAP. The Gandasil D fertilizer concentration of 2 g/1 liter of water affected the growth of Indigofera seedlings more effectively than other concentrations. A growing medium consisting of coco peat and compost with a ratio of 1:1 was more effective in boosting the growth of Indigofera seedlings than growing media consisting of other compositions.

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Responses of Foreign GA3 Application on Seedling Growth of Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) under Salinity Stress Conditions

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9060274 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 274

Author(s):

Xiurong Jiao ◽

Wenfang Zhi ◽

Guijuan Liu ◽

Guanglong Zhu ◽

Gongneng Feng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Castor Bean ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Proline Content ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Saline Soils ◽

Salt Tolerant ◽

Marginal Lands ◽

Ricinus Communis L

Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), a promising bioenergy crop, is readily planted in marginal lands like saline soils. A controlled experiment was conducted to explore the possibility of using gibberellic acid (GA3) as a promoter for caster bean grown under NaCl conditions and to try to determine the most appropriate concentration of GA3 for seedling growth. The seeds of salt-tolerant cultivar Zibi 5 were firstly soaked with 0, 200, 250, and 300 µM GA3 for 12 h and then cultured with 1/2 Hoagland solution containing 0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl in pots filled with sand. Plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, dry mater of each organ, activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT), soluble protein, and proline content in the leaves were examined. Plant height and stem diameter, SOD, and POD activity was significantly highest in the treatment of 250 µM GA3 under salt concentration of 50 mM NaCl among all the testing days; protein content was highest when GA3 concentration was 250 µM under 100 mM NaCl treatment. This indicated that caster bean seed soaking with 250 µM GA3 could be the most suitable concentration for promoting seedling growth of caster bean, improving their stress resistance.

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THE EFFECT OF BLOCK COMPOST SAGO WASTE ORGANIC PLANTS ( POLYBAG ) ON COMPOSITION VARIATIONS

International Journal of Engineering Science Technologies ◽

10.29121/ijoest.v4.i4.2020.99 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 11-16

Author(s):

Mohamad Yasin ◽

Erma Prihastanti ◽

Endah Dwi Hastuti

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Environmental Pollution ◽

Leaf Growth ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Growth Media ◽

Growing Media ◽

Growing Medium ◽

Sago Waste

Abstract The use of polybags is not environmentally friendly because the polybags will be thrown away and become trash so the environment will be polluted. One way to reduce environmental pollution is to use compost blocks made from sago waste. Sago waste has nutrients that can be used as plant growth media. One of the developments of growing media from compost is to form it in the form of compact compost blocks. Block compost functions in plant nurseries, stimulating root and leaf growth. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the type of block compost sago waste as a growing medium on variations in composition. At the time of planting, seedlings can be directly planted with holes in compost blocks. Seedlings planted in block compost have better growth in the field than seedlings planted in polybags, so that block compost can be considered as an environmentally friendly alternative to polybags. Keywords: Sago Waste; Growing Media; Block Compost.

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EFFECT OF CONTAINER TYPE AND GROWING MEDIA ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH PARAMETERS AT NURSERY STAGE IN ALLEPO PINE IN KASHMIR VALLEY, INDIA

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v24i2pp211-217 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

Author(s):

AMERJEET SINGH ◽

MOHIT HUSAIN ◽

SYED ROUHULLAH ALI

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Root Weight ◽

Fresh Biomass ◽

Growing Medium ◽

Collar Diameter ◽

Shoot Weight ◽

Allepo Pine

The present investigation on Allepo pine indicated that container type exert significant influence on germination and seedling growth parameters. Root trainer 300 cc (C3) raised seedlings exhibited maximum plant per cent (70.00), plant height (16.27 cm), collar diameter (1.90 mm), root dry weight (0.21 g), shoot dry weight (0.42 g), shoot root ratio (2.34) and total fresh biomass (1.37 g) per seedling variation in seedling growth parameters in different containers can be attributed to the size and type of the containers. The minimum values in all these parameters were observed in seedlings raised in polytubling of size 150 cc (C4). Besides other seedling growth parameters, the poly bag of different size raised seedlings have shown slightly lower values for plant height, collar diameter and total biomass. Among growing media, forest soil: sand: FYM: dalweed (1:2:3:3) resulted in significantly highest plant per cent (67.97), plant height (15.03 cm), collar diameter (1.93 mm), dry root weight (0.22 g), dry shoot weight (0.44 g), shoot root ratio (2.47) and total fresh biomass (1.42 g) in the seedlings under nursery condition. The study also reveal that growing medium exert significant influence on germination and seedling growth parameters in Allepo pine. The data in Table 01 to 03 indicated significantly high germination (67.97%) and seedling growth parameters like plant height (15.03 cm), collar diameter (1.93 mm), dry root weight (0.22 g), dry shoot weight (0.44 g), shoot root ratio (2.47), and total fresh biomass (1.42 g) when seedlings were raised in growing medium of soil: sand: FYM: dalweed in the ratio of 1:2:3:3 (M3). The better growth of seedlings raised in potting mixture M3 may be attributed to the fact that more nitrogen from the FYM as a component of potting mixture having the better decomposition rate leading to the narrower C:N ratio. .

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Effect of Plant Media Composition and POC Doses of Rabbit Urine on Growth and Yield of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Plants

Jurnal Pertanian Tropik ◽

10.32734/jpt.v6i3.3188 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 412-423

Author(s):

Gita Ayu Lestari ◽

Sumarsono ◽

Eny uskhah Fuskhah

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Economic Value ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Media Composition ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Growing Media ◽

Root Dry Weight ◽

Fruit Diameter

Melon has a high economic value but in its cultivation, this plant requires quite an intensive handling.One effort to increase the production of melon plants is modifying planting media composition andfertilizing. This research aimed to examine the interaction between plant media composition and therabbit urine fertilizer dosage on melon growth and yield. The research was held on April 4 to August4, 2019, at The Agro Fruit Purwosari Greenhouse, Mijen, Semarang and Ecology, and CropProduction Laboratory, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Diponegoro University,Semarang. The study used a completely randomized factorial design 3x5 with 5 replications. The firstfactor was the growing media composition of 100% husk charcoal (M1), 75% husk charcoal + 25%soil (M2), 50% husk charcoal + 50% soil (M3). The second factor was rabbit urine fertilizer dosageof 55 ml/plant (P1), 82,5 ml/plant (P2), 110 ml/plant (P3), 137,5 ml/plant (P4), 165 ml/plant (P5).Data were analyzed by variance and proceeded with the DMRT test. The observed variables wereplant height, amount of leaves, harvest age, fruit weight, fruit diameter, fruit sweetness level, crown,and root fresh weight, crown and root dry weight. The results of the study showed that the interactionof the growing media composition and rabbit urine fertilizer dosage was significant (P<0.05) on theparameters of plant height, amount of leaves, and fruit sweetness level. The treatment of (M2)obtained the highest result on the parameters of plant height, amount of leaves, and fruit sweetnesslevel but had not been shown on the parameters of harvest age, fruit weight, fruit diameter, crownand root fresh weight, crown, and root dry weight.

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Pengaruh Bobot Biji terhadap Pertumbuhan Semai Petai (Parkia speciosa Hassk.)

JURNAL BUDIDAYA PERTANIAN ◽

10.30598/jbdp.2020.16.1.56 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 56-60

Author(s):

Ni Luh Putu Indriyani ◽

Deni Emilda

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Seed Weight ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Research Station ◽

Bean Seed ◽

Tropical Fruit ◽

Leaflet Number

One of the horticultural commodities included in the national seed provision program in 2018 is a stinking bean. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of seed weight on stink bean seedling growth. The research was conducted at Sumani Research Station, Indonesian Tropical Fruit Research Institute, from September to December 2017. A Complete Randomized Block Design was used in this study consisted of 5 treatments and 4 replications. The treatments were stink bean seed weights, namely: A) 1.5-1.8 g; B) 1.9-2.2 g; C) 2.3-2.6 g; D) 2.7-3 g; and E) > 3 g. The observed variables were plant height, stem diameter, leaf number, leaflet number, total dry weight of plants, length of roots, and a number of living seedlings. Data analysis used analysis of variance (ANOVA) and was proceeded with HSD test at α 5% if these treatments given gave significantly different effects. The results showed that the stink bean seed weight significantly affected the growth parameters of seedlings, including plant height, stem diameter, leaflet number, dry weights (of roots, upper parts of plants, and total) at 12 weeks after sowing. The seedlings from seeds weighing >3 g had the highest plant height, stem diameter, leaflet number, and dry weight (of roots, upper parts of plants, and total) compared to those seedlings from smaller seeds. Keywords: stink bean, seed weight, seedling growth ABSTRAK Salah satu komoditas hortikultura yang termasuk dalam program perbenihan nasional pada tahun 2018 adalah petai. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh bobot biji terhadap pertumbuhan semai petai. Penelitian dilakukan di KP Sumani, Balai Penelitian Tanaman Buah Tropika, mulai bulan September sampai Desember 2017. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok lengkap dengan lima perlakuan dan empat ulangan. Perlakuan adalah bobot biji petai, yaitu: A) 1,5-1,8 g; B) 1,9-2,2 g; C) 2,3-2,6 g; D) 2,7-3 g; dan E) > 3 g. Peubah yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun, jumlah anak daun,bobot kering total tanaman, panjang akar dan jumlah benih hidup. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis ragam dan dilanjutkan dengan uji beda BNJ 5% jika perlakuan yang diberikan memberikan pengaruh yang nyata. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bobot biji petai berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter pertumbuhan, seperti tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah anak daun, bobot kering (akar, bagian atas tanaman dan total) pada umur 12 minggu setelah semai. Semaian dari biji dengan bobot > 3 g mempunyai tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah anak daun dan bobot kering (akar, bagian atas tanaman dan total) yang terbesar dibandingkan bibit-bibit dari biji-biji yang lebih kecil. Kata kunci: bobot biji, pertumbuhan bibit, petai

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RESPON PERTUMBUHAN BIBIT PISANG MAS (Musa acuminate Linn) TERHADAP KOMPOSISI MEDIA TANAM DAN ZPT

VIABEL Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-Ilmu Pertanian ◽

10.30957/viabel.v11i1.230 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 10-22

Author(s):

Fuad Ardianto ◽

Sutiah Sutiah

Keyword(s):

Block Design ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Media Composition ◽

Growing Media ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Plant Stem ◽

Research Show

This research aims 1) to knowing interanction between the growing media and ZPT application to repayment bananas, 2) to knowing growing media composition best to repayment seeds banana, 3) to knowing best ZPT composition to repayment seeds bananas. This study was conducted using a randomized block design arranged in factorial (RAK). First factor that is med kind he (M) with three levels and second faktor is ZPT concentration with three levels. The variables measured covers time emerging shoots, high plant, stem diameter, number leaves, long leaf, wide leaves, number root, long roots. Analysis of data using useanalysis variance (ANOVA). The level of 5%. Result research show that no happen interaction between growing media composition and ZPT concentrationagains growth seeds bananas.

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Pemanfaatan Limbah Biogas Sapi sebagai Media Tanam Perbenihan Jambu Biji

Agrosains: Jurnal Penelitian Agronomi ◽

10.20961/agsjpa.v21i2.34128 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 39

Author(s):

Aryana Citra Kusumasari ◽

Muryanto Muryanto

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Plant Performance ◽

Media Composition ◽

Central Java ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Number Of Leaves

Cow biogas waste can be used as guava organic fertilizer. The objective of this research was to determine the composition of the planting media from biogas waste for the best guava seedling. This research was conducted in Ungaran Barat, Semarang, Central Java from July-December 2015. The method used was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) one factor that is the ratio of media compositions of 5 treatments, 4 replications and 10 plants per treatment (200 polybag seedlings of citrus plants). The treatments tested were biagas waste at 0%, 11%, 20%, 27% and 33%. Parameters observed were plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of fruits. The results showed that the higher the use of biogas waste as guava seedling media, the better the plant performance. The best media composition of biogas waste for guava seedling is 33% biogas waste organic fertilizer.

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841 PB 387 PHOSPHORUS RATES AND MEDIA FOR PRODUCTION OF TOMATO TRANSPLANTS USING THE FLOAT SYSTEM

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.29.5.553f ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 553f-553

Author(s):

Jim E. Wyatt ◽

Marla C. Akridge

Keyword(s):

Leaf Area ◽

Plant Height ◽

Production System ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Plastic Foam ◽

Growing Media ◽

Root Dry Weight ◽

P Rate ◽

Nutrient Solutions

Tomato transplants were grown in plastic foam trays floated in nutrient solutions using a system adapted from tobacco transplant growers. Nutrient solutions were compared which contained equivalent amounts of nitrogen and potassium and either 35 or 70 mg·liter-1 phosphorus (P). Growing media tested were 1) Jiffy-Mix*, 2) Pro-Mix®, 3) horticultural vermiculite, or 4) perlite. The higher P rate caused increases in stem diameter, and in plant fresh and dry weight. Plant height, root dry weight and leaf area were not affected by P rate. Transplants grown in Pro-Mix® had significantly greater plant height and stem diameter than other media. Leaf area, and plant fresh and dry weight did not differ between Pro-Mix* and Jiffy-Mix@. Vermiculite and perlite produced smaller tomato transplants and should not be considered when using this production system.

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EFFECT OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEDIA ON VIOLA (Viola cornuta L.) SEEDLING GROWTH PERFORMANCE

Agric ◽

10.24246/agric.2018.v30.i2.p89-102 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 89-102

Author(s):

Alfa Sada Saputra ◽

Suprihati Suprihati

Keyword(s):

Electrical Conductivity ◽

Plant Height ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Germination Rate ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Shoot Dry Weight ◽

Growing Medium ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Correlation Tests ◽

Germination And Growth

Electrical conductivity (EC) of nursery medium will affect germination and growth of viola (Viola cornuta L.) seedling. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of various ECs of growing medium on germination and growth of viola seedling. Research was carried out in December 2016 - January 2017 in nursery room of PT. Selektani Horticulture, Ngablak, Magelang. There were 9 EC treatments repeated 3 times therefore 27 units of experiment were tested. The observed parameters includeds germination rate (DB), and speed (KCT), plant height, number of leaves, shoot dry weight (BKBA) and root dry weight (BKA). Data were analyzed using regression and correlation tests. This study showed that there was a linear relationship between EC and DB as well as between EC and KCT. This is indicated by the following equations y = -20.771x + 99 504 (R2 = 0.9653, n = 27, y = germination (%), x = EC (dS / m) 0 HSS) and y = -5.1109x + 21.6 (R2= 0.8765, n=27, y= KCT (%KN/24hours). The critical EC needed to reach germination rate of higher than 80% was 0.94 dS/m. The correlations between DB and ec as well as KCT and EC were significant: respectively -0.98251 and -0.93621 (n = 27). The Relationships between EC and plant height, number of leaves, BKBA as well as BKA were quadratic. The optimum EC needed for seedling growth was 2.44-2.60 dS/m. The correlation betweenplant height and number of leaves was very strong as showed by the value at 0.9212. The correlation between BKBA and BKA was strong and this was indicated by the value of 0.7561.

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Pengaruh Kombinasi Komposisi Media Tanam dan Konsentrasi Sitokinin terhadap Pertumbuhan Aglaonema

Jurnal Hortikultura ◽

10.21082/jhort.v22n3.2012.p251-257 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 251 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Syariful Mubarok ◽

A Salimah ◽

Farida Farida ◽

Y Rochayat ◽

Y Setiati

Keyword(s):

Leaf Size ◽

Media Composition ◽

Growing Media ◽

Rice Hulls ◽

Growing Medium

ABSTRAK. Pertumbuhan dan kualitas Aglaonema dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor di antaranya media tanam dan aktivitas hormonal. Penggunaan media tanaman alternatif selain pakis dan hormon seperti sitokinin penting untuk diketahui. Tujuan penelitian ialah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi tiga komposisi media tumbuh sebagai media alternatif serta pemberian sitokinin terhadap pertumbuhan dan kualitas Aglaonema Fit Langsit. Penelitian dilakukan di Rumah Kaca Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran mulai Bulan Mei sampai dengan Agustus 2008. Komposisi media tanam yang digunakan yaitu arang sekam, cocopeat, dan zeolit dengan perbandingan (2:2:1), (3:2:1), (4:2:1), dan sebagai kontrol digunakan pakis, humus, pasir malang, dan cocopeat (2:1:1:1) yang dikombinasikan dengan pemberian sitokinin dengan konsentrasi 0, 50, dan 100 µl/l yang disemprotkan pada daun setiap 2 minggu sekali. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi arang sekam, cocopeat, dan zeolit (3:2:1) disertai sitokinin 50 µl/l memberikan pengaruh yang lebih baik dibandingkan perlakuan lainnya dalam memperpanjang dan memperlebar ukuran daun, sehingga dapat meningkatkan kualitas tanaman Aglaonema menjadi lebih rimbun dan kompak karena semakin meningkatnya ukuran daun. ABSTRACT. Mubarok, S, Salimah, A, Farida, Rochayat, Y, and Setiati, Y 2012. The Effect of Growing Media Compositions and Cytokinin Concentrations on the Growth of Aglaonema. The growth and quality of Aglaonema is affected by several factors such as growing media and hormones. The using of alternative growing media and hormones such as cytokinin are urgently needed to be identified. The aim of experiment was to find out the effect of the combination of three growing media composition as an alternative growing medium with cytokinin on the growth and quality of Aglaonema Fit Langsit. This experiment was conducted in Greenhouse at the Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University from May to August 2008. The compositions of growing media consisted of the mix of carbonated rice hulls, cocopeat, and zeolite at three combinations (2:2:1, 3:2:1, and 4:2:1) and a control consisted of the mix of fern, humus, malang sands, and cocopeat (2:1:1:1). They were combined with cytokinins of 0, 50, and 100 µl/l. The results showed that the composition of carbonated rice hulls, cocopeat, and zeolite (3:2:1) combined with 50 µl/l cytokinin gave a better result than other treatments in increasing leaves length and leaves width, so it increases the quality of Aglaonema become more dense and compact due to by increasing the leaf size.

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