THE EFFECT OF LEACHATE APPLICATION PRODUCED BY BIOCONVERSION OF ORGANIC WASTE BY BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE (HERMETIA ILLUCENS) TO THE QUALITY OF FODDER PLANT MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) AND PEARL MILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM L).

• Main Author: Selma Agnia Elfath, Amadea
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/49353
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Fodder is an important nutritional component and occupies 60-70% of the total production cost in the ruminant livestock industry. One of the things that can be done to meet the needs of fodder is to cultivate plants that can be forage at the young phase of plant, known as fodder. Group of plants that have the potential to be used as fodder is cereals plant, because they are produced in the large quantities and the seeds are relatively cheap, especially varieties that have low economic value, such as maize and millet. On the other hand, the efficiency of the fodder production can be increased by adding fertilizers to system, especially for organic fertilizer which can be produced as a part of an integrated farming system. In this case of study, the observations is about the effect of liquid organic fertilizer application, produced from bioconversion process of organic waste by Black Soldier Fly larvae, at the different concentrations to the fodder biomass, height, and root length of maize (zea mays L.) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L). The application of liquid organic fertilizer (leachate) at the concentration of 10% gave the best results in the parameters of weight, plant height, and root length in maize and plant weight and height in millet plants, while leachate application at the concentration of 2,5% gave the best results for millet root length. The result of this study indicate that liquid organic fertilizer (leachate) from the bioconversion process of organic waste by Black Soldier Fly larvae can be used as one of the component that can increase the efficiency of fodder production.