PERTANIAN TROPIK
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2019): JURNAL PERTANIAN TROPIK

Effect of Activator on Levels of C, N, P and K Compost of Salak Sidimpuan Leaf Midrib

Rizky Amnah (Program Studi Agroekoteknologi Fakultas Pertanian, USU, Medan)
Meiliana Friska (Program Studi Agroekoteknologi Fakultas Pertanian, USU, Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2019

Abstract

Salak Sidimpuan leaf midrib is abundant pruning waste. Salak Sidimpuan leaf midrib can becomposted containing a number of nutrients (carbon, Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) for plantgrowth. To speed up the process of composting of salak leaf midrib can be done by giving a numberof activators. This study aims to see the effect of activator on the level of elements C, N, P and Kcompost of salak Sidimpuan leaf midribs. This study used a one-factor randomized block design with4 levels of treatment of activator, K0 = control, K1 = chopped midribs+cow manure fertilizer, K2 =chopped midribs+EM4, K3 = chopped midribs+cow manure fertilizer+EM4) with three replications.Data were analyzed with ANOVA and continued with DMRT test at 5% level if the F test showed areal effect. The results showed that the K2 with treatment chopped salak Sidimpuan leaf midrib andEM4 activator tended to give the best results in reducing the levels of C-organic and C/N ratio aswell as increasing total Nitrogen, total phosphorus and total potassium after composting comparedto other activator delivery treatments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpt

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Tropical Agriculture Journal (JPT) is a peer-reviewed online journal of Agriculture Postgraduate Study Program Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Journal is a result of research, or scientific reviews of researchers, students and agricultural institutions, and others related to agricultural studies ...