Effect of Organic Fertilizer on Beach Sand Planting Media on Growth, Chlorophyll and Capsaicin Levels of Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) Sidiq Permana Putra, Innovatyandra
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Tropical Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Abstract
Cayenne pepper is an agricultural commodity that is very important for the Indonesian people because of the Indonesian people^s fondness for consuming spicy food. However, in recent years, the availability of chili has decreased. The evidenced by the average increase in the price of cayenne pepper from 2015-2019 of 8.20% per kilogram. Based on this problem, it is necessary to make an effort to increase the availability of chili. Marginal land can be used for cayenne pepper cultivation. This study aims to determine the effect of organic fertilizer on beach sand planting media on the growth and chlorophyll content of the cayenne pepper plant. The method in this study was to use a completely randomized design with 5 replications with a concentration of organic fertilizer per polybag- P0 = 0 Kg, P1 = 1,25 Kg, P2 = 2,5 Kg, P3 = 3,75 Kg dan P4 = 5 Kg. The observed data were analyzed statistically by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and further tests with the Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) with a significance level (p ≤- 0.05). The results of the data analysis showed that the greater the concentration of organic fertilizer per polybag increased the plant height, amount of fruits, fresh weight of fruit, chlorophyll, and capsaicin levels of Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.).
