Effect of Organic Planting Media on the Growth of Purslane (Portucala oleracea L.) Seedling

F. Deru Dewanti (Departement of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya 60294, Indonesia)
Sukendah (Departement of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya 60294, Indonesia)
Puji Lestari Tarigan (Departement of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya 60294, Indonesia)
Yonny Koentjoro (Departement of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Surabaya 60294, Indonesia.)

Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings
Seminar Nasional Magister Agroteknologi 2022

Purslane is an annual plant that has various benefits. This plant contains omega 3 which is equivalent to other types of vegetables. So far, purslane is still considered a weed, so it doesn't have a cultivation technique to get the results. This study aims to obtain a combination of planting media for the growth of purslane. This research is the beginning to increase the purslane omega 3 content. Because genetic factors and environmental conditions can affect the growth and development as well as the chemical content of plants. The experimental design used a completely randomized design (CRD). The planting media used were: soil, soil + husk charcoal, soil + compost, and soil + husk charcoal + compost. The treatment was repeated 4 times, so there are 12 observation units. Observations were made on the number of leaves and the number of branches. The results showed that the combination of soil+compost gave the best effect on the number of leaves and the number of branches of the purslane seedling