Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2024): April - Juni

The Effect of Adding Vegetable Waste to Feed on The Growth of Earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus)

Merta, I Wayan (Unknown)
Raksun, Ahmad (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jun 2024

Abstract

Earthworms are invertebrate animals that live in the soil and are hermaphroditic. This animal requires organic materials as food. Research on the analysis of the growth of earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) due to the addition of vegetable waste to feed has been carried out in Pagutan Village, Mataram City. This research aims to analyze (1) the effect of adding vegetable waste to feed on the number of earthworms, (2) the effect of adding vegetable waste to feed on the total weight of earthworms, (3) the best dose of vegetable waste so that earthworms can grow optimally. The earthworm growth parameters measured were the total number and total weight of earthworms at the end of maintenance. Research data was analyzed using analysis of variance. In this study it can be concluded: (1) adding vegetable waste (spinach, water kale, mustard greens and lettuce) to feed can increase the total number of earthworms, (2) adding vegetable waste to feed can increase the total weight of earthworms, (3) giving 2 liters of vegetable waste provided better growth results for earthworms compared to other treatments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

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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 ...