PENGARUH JENIS KOMPOS DAN WAKTU PENGENDALIAN GULMA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN JAGUNG MANIS SECARA ORGANIK
There has been a shift towards sustainable agriculture including organic farming system. Organic fertilizer is absolutely necessary in organic farming to replace synthetic fertilizers. In addition, weed control is nessesary to prevent yield decrease. This study aimed to compare influence of different types of compost and weed control periode on growth and yield of sweet corn. This research was carried out in January-March 2016 in Padang Serai, Kampung Melayu Subdistrict, Bengkulu City, Indonesia. The design used in the experiment was Complete Random Design with two factors. The first factor was synthetic fertilizer, vermicompost, litter compost, wedelia compost and water hyacinth compost, whereas the second factor was the weed control periode which were 3 WAP (week after planted) as well as 3 and 6 WAP. Sweet corn plants that nurtured with compost has better growth and yield compared to a plant that just nurtured with inorganic fertilizers. The best growth and yield of sweet corn plants produced from plants fertilized with wedelia compost and vermicompost followed by water hyacinth compost and litter leaves compost. Sweet corn fertilized with wedelia compost and vermicompost provided highest shoot fresh and dry weight. Sweet corn fertilized with compost of rate 20 ton/Ha gave diameter of unhusked ear, diameter of husked ear as well as length of unhusked ear higher than synthetic fertilizer. Weed control once in 3 WAP (week after planted) as well as twice in 3 and 6 WAP resulted in no significant different on sweet corn growth and yield