Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2023): July - September

Response of Cucumis sativus L.’s Growth and Harvest to Variations in Soaking Time and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Concentration

Erviyana Windiastuti (Universitas Siliwangi)
Muhammad Hajji Ramadhan (Universitas Siliwangi)
Visi Tinta Manik (Universitas Siliwangi)
Fitri Kurniati (Universitas Siliwangi)
Yaya Sunarya (Universitas Siliwangi)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2023

Abstract

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has numerous properties, making it a potential dietary, medicinal, and cosmetic element. As accordingly, organic methods must be implemented to enhance cucumber productivity. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) is used as biologic fertilizer and biological control agent. Seed priming with PGPR was the strategy utilized in this experiment. To optimize this strategy, this study must be undertaken to identify the reaction of seed priming PGPR Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens to Cucumis sativus L. growth and yield.      The study design employs a split-plot design with two components, two variations of soaking time duration and four variations of concentration of PGPR. The plant’s height, the amount of leaves, and dry weight of the root were all noted as the plant growth parameters observed. The harvest criteria observed included the quantity and weight of fruits per plant. The variance approach (F test) was used to assess the observations. The Least Significant Difference (LSD) test is subsequently applied to evaluate the differences throughout treatments at a significant threshold of 5%.. Growth and yield parameters responded differently in each treatment. However, all of the results obtained following statistical testing revealed that the reaction was not significantly different. This study gives vital information for farmers in optimizing cucumber production and implementing organic farming practices by employing PGPR as a biological fertilizer, indicating that further land selection is required.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

Description

Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...