PERTUMBUHAN BAWANG MERAH (Allium cepa L.) YANG DIBERI PUPUK KOMPOS CAIR DAN JAMUR MIKORIZA ARBUSKULAR

Riska Palesa (Jurusan Biologi Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Tadulako Tondo Palu, Sulawesi Tengah 94118)
Wahyu Harso (Jurusan Biologi Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Tadulako Tondo Palu, Sulawesi Tengah 94118)

Biocelebes
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)

The application of liquid compost and of beneficial soil microorganism such as arbsucular mycorrhizal fungi can be used to replace chemical fertilizer application. The aim of this study was to investigate the growth of red onion (Allium cepa L.) plant fertilized by liquid compost and inoculated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. This study was conducted based on a completely randomized design with two factors. The first factor was an addition of liquid compost dosages (0, 50, 100 and 200 ml/polybag). The second factor was an addition of AM fungal inoculum (with and without addition). The results showed that the growth of red onion plant was not significantly affected by the addition of liquid compost and AM fungal inoculum. However, the red onion plant fertilized by 200 ml liquid compost per polybag had the lowest shoot dry weight. The addition of AM fungal inoculum was not increasing plant growth because the quality of used inoculum was not good.