Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung (Journal of Agricultural Engineering)
Vol 11, No 2 (2022): June

Optimization of Fooder Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) Growth in a Closed Hydroponic System Through Combination of Red and Blue LED Lighting

Radi Radi (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Yuwan Nanda Adyatma (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Makbul Hajad (Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2022

Abstract

Plant cultivation with a closed hydroponic system needs to be developed as a food production solution in the future. With this technology, plant growth parameters (including light parameters) can be adjusted according to needs so that plants can grow optimally. Red and blue light are needed for sorghum cultivation. This study aims to analyze the effect of the combination of red and blue LED lights on the growth of sorghum plants and determine the optimal ratio between the two light sources based on the plant growth rate in a closed hydroponic system. The plant growth parameters measured included plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, leaf color, wet weight, dry weight, water consumption, and morphology of sorghum plants. This research is conducted by constructing the nine combination of red and blue LED light with the control system placed inside each closed hydroponic box. The results confirmed that the use of red and blue LED light combinations has a significant effect on the growth rate of sorghum. The optimum combination of red and blue LED light is obtained from combination of R7:B1 with the conversion ratio of 9.53 kg fresh product per kg sorghum seed. Keywords: Closed Hydroponic System, Control Systems, Growth Optimization, Sorghum Plant, Red And Blue LED Light

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JTP

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Engineering

Description

Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung or Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JTEP-L) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal. The journal invites scientists and engineers throughout the world to exchange and disseminate theoretical and practice-oriented researches in the whole aspect of Agricultural ...