Agro Bali: Agricultural Journal
Vol 7, No 2 (2024)

The Nutrient Content of Eco-enzymes from Mixture of Various Fruit Peels

Siregar, Benedicta Lamria (Unknown)
Siallagan, Rexi Sebastian (Unknown)
Butar Butar, Suwarnita (Unknown)
Mahmudi, Bambang (Unknown)
Pujiastuti, Elisabeth Sri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2024

Abstract

Today, many institutions and individuals are paying attention to the development of technologies used in sustainable agriculture.  One of the technologies is eco-enzyme that can be used as organic fertilizer.  Several researchers have studied the use of eco-enzymes in agriculture, but studies on the nutrient content of eco-enzymes are still very limited. This research was conducted to investigate the nutrient content of two eco-enzyme preparations. The eco-enzymes were produced through the fermentation process of water, fruit peels, and molasses with a weight ratio of 10 : 3 : 1. Fruit peels used for Eco-enzyme A were banana, melon, watermelon, orange, and pineapple peels, while for Eco-enzyme B were banana, mango, watermelon, orange, and pineapple peels. The fermentation period for Eco-enzyme A was seven months, while for Eco-enzyme B was eight months. The results of the analysis showed that the two eco-enzymes contained various nutrients, both macro (C, N, P, K, Mg, Ca) and micro (Mn, Zn, B, Fe, Cu) ones, that were consistently higher in Eco-enzyme A. Both eco-enzymes were acidic, where the pH of Eco-enzyme A and B were 3.95 and 3.50, respectively. The data obtained were expected to be a basic reference for further research on eco-enzymes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Agro

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Agro Bali: Agricultural Journal is an information media that contains articles from research, theoretical studies, and scientific writings on agriculture especially agrotechnology i.e.: agronomy, horticulture, plant breeding, soil sciences, plant protection, and other pertinent field related to ...