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Effectiveness of Fly Ash, Dolomite, and Organic Fertilizers in Enhancing Oil Palm Seedling Growth Pramudya, Yudhi; Hanum, Farrah Fadhillah; Muhammad, Azrian Makmum; Wardhana, Budi Setya; Pamungkas, Saktiyono Sigit Tri
Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology
Publisher : Green Engineering Society

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55043/jaast.v9i1.335

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Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a crucial plantation commodity in Indonesia's economy. The increasing global demand for oil palm has driven the expansion of oil palm plantations. However, this expansion is often constrained by limited fertile land. Fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, contains essential nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, and silica. Several studies suggest that fly ash potentially improves soil physical and chemical properties, as well as enhance nutrient availability for plants. This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of adding fly ash in various growing media, dolomite, and organic fertilizers on the growth of oil palm seedlings. The study employs a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with several treatment combinations, including fly ash, organic fertilizer, dolomite, and NPK 16:16:16 fertilizer doses. The results indicate that combining fly ash and organic fertilizer is the best choice for improving oil palm seedling growth. Additionally, adding NPK 16:16:16 fertilizer at 36 grams per polybag yields excellent growth results. Interaction analysis indicates significant effects of these combinations on seedling growth improvement. This preliminary study is expected to provide foundational information useful for further research on utilizing fly ash and other organic materials in oil palm cultivation and the potential application of this technology on a larger scale.
An Utilizing Marginal Red Yellow Podzolic Soil as a Growing Medium for Auxin-Soaked Cutting Propagation of Red Master Grapes (Vitis vinifera L) Pamungkas, Saktiyono Sigit Tri; Pramudya, Yudhi; Sukmawati, Fitria Nugraheni; Tusrianto, Tusrianto; Hanum, Farrah Fadhillah
Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology Vol. 7 No. 4 (2023): Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55043/jaast.v7i4.86

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Grape (Vitis vinifera) cultivation is hampered by a lack of suitable land and challenging nurseries. Use of crimson yellow podzolic soil for vine cuttings can be suboptimal. Although podzolic soil has a low capacity to absorb macro- and micronutrients and an acidic pH, it can nevertheless be used as a growing medium. A synthetic growth regulator (ZPT) bath of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) needs to be added to the local red master grape variety, which has started to develop as a scion in nurseries. In order to assess the impacts of NAA-soaked concentrations on podzolic soil media and identify the morphological traits of local Red Master grape cuttings, this study set out to identify these traits. Its goal was to find out how auxin affected the development and yield of grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) grown in red yellow podzolic soil. A non-factorial totally randomized design with one factor (NAA concentration) was used in the study, with a block of 4 treatments and 3 repetitions. The varied NAA concentrations used in the treatment procedure included F0 (0 g L-1), F1 (2 g L-1), F2 (4 g L-1), and F3 (6 g L-1). The variables that were observed included the number of shoot bursts, the timing of leaf emergence, the number of sheet leaves, the length of the tendrils, and the proportion of live cuttings. ANOVA was used to tabulate and analyze observational data at a 5% level, and DMRT analysis was used to continue the analysis at the same level. According to the results, soaked NAA at a concentration of 0 g L-1 (S0) as the control treatment had the best results for the variable number of shoots and leaves, while a concentration of 2 g L-1 (S1) had the best results for the variable length of tendrils. However, soaked NAA had no significant impact on the variable when leaves emerged. Soaking auxin at the bottom of cuttings had no effect on shoot formation. Reduction of auxin due to defoliation can result in the expression of the isopentenyl-transferase (IPT) gene. Auxins, such as Indole-3-acetic acid (NAA), are usually involved in the regulation of root and leaf growth. If a plant has many leaves and few roots without the use of additional NAA or auxin, several factors may play a role, such as plant genetics, environmental conditions, and environmental stress. The use of additional NAA or auxin can explicitly affect the growth of roots and leaves. The survival percentage of cuttings is still low because it is influenced by the quality (material) of the cuttings, the age of the parent tree, growing media and water availability.