The Effect of Vermicompost and Watering Interval on Plant Growth and Productivity of Pakcoy (Brassica chinensis L. Var. Nauli F1)

• Main Author: Anisa Lubis ( Nim : 11414050), Fitri
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/27373
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Pakcoy (Brassica chinensis L.) is a plant that easily cultivated, but it’s productivity <br /> <br /> has been decrease every year. One way to increase the productivity of pakcoy is <br /> <br /> through improvements in fertilization. The provision of vermicompost and the <br /> <br /> cultivation process with drip irrigation systems are expected to increase the growth <br /> <br /> and productivity of pakcoy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of <br /> <br /> adding vermicompost and water delivery intervals on the growth and productivity of <br /> <br /> pakcoy plants. This research was conducted at Screen House ITB Jatinangor by using <br /> <br /> split-plot Randomized Block Design (RBD). The combination of growing media <br /> <br /> consists of 5 treatments, namely by comparison of soil and vermicompost 1: 0 (M0), <br /> <br /> 3: 1 (M1), 1: 1 (M2), 1: 3 (M3), and 0: 1 (M4). Watering interval consists of 3 <br /> <br /> treatments, namely once a day (V1), two days (V2), and once every three days (V3). <br /> <br /> Each treatment was repeated three times. The results showed the effect of significant <br /> <br /> differences in M2V1 treatment combination with other treatments, M2V1 treatment <br /> <br /> gave the highest yield at the leaf length increase rate of 0.18 cm / day, leaf width of <br /> <br /> 0.12 cm / day, wet weight of 90.60 g dry weight was 19.60 gr, while the highest <br /> <br /> number growth rate of leaf was produced from the combination of M3V1 treatment, <br /> <br /> which was 0.31 leaves per day. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded <br /> <br /> that adding vermicompost and water delivery intervals influence the growth and <br /> <br /> productivity of pakcoy plants.