Pemberian Pupuk Trichokompos untuk Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan dan Hasil Tanaman Cabai Merah di Desa Rumbio Ainil Faidah (a*), Setya Budhi Udrayana (b), Sutoyo (c)
a) Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Malang
b) Jurusan Penyuluhan Pertanian Berkelanjutan
Abstract
Tricho-compost works in increasing the speed of plant growth and development because it can preserve soil fertility and productivity as well as containing the fungus Trichoderma sp. which can inhibit the growth and spread of fungal toxins that cause disease to plants. This research aims to determine the response of growth and yield of red chili plants to Tricho-compost fertilizer. The method used was a completely randomized design with 6 replications consisting of 4 treatments, namely P0 (0 g/polybag), P1 (50 g/polybag), P2 (100 g/polybag), P3 (150 g/polybag). Observation parameters included plant height, number of productive branches, number of fruits planted, and weight of wet fruit from planting. Data analysis used ANOVA test and Duncan Multiple Range Test further test with 5% level. The results showed that the application of Tricho-compost fertilizer significantly affected the growth and yield of red chili plants. The best treatment was produced by Tricho-compost 150 g/polybag with an average plant height of 47 cm, the number of productive branches 11.5, the number of fruits 12.8 and the wet fruit weight of 17.6 g.
