Agricultural Power Journal
Vol 2 No 1 (2025): February, 2025

Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Soil Fertility and Peanut Yields

Mulyadi (Universitas Ekasakti)
Miki Satria (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Rosman (Universitas Sarjana Wiyata Taman Siswa)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Feb 2025

Abstract

To support environmentally sound agricultural practices, this study assessed the effectiveness of a single type of organic fertilizer applied at different dosage levels in optimizing the yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). The methodology involved a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) field trial structured around four treatments: a control and three compost dosage levels, each executed in triplicate. Key performance indicators included plant morphological traits (height and number of pods) and harvest parameters (fresh pod weight and yield per hectare). Data analysis confirmed that all organic fertilizer applications led to statistically significant increases in groundnut growth and yield when compared to the untreated control. The highest dosage treatment (30 tons/ha) produced the most favorable outcome, with a fresh pod yield of 615 g/m². These improvements are attributed to the compost’s ability to enhance soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. This research supports the use of organic fertilizer as a sustainable strategy to improve groundnut productivity while maintaining environmental quality.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

apj

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Agricultural Power Journal (APJ), encourages submission of manuscripts dealing with all aspects to optimizing the quality and quantity of both plant, including agricultural economics and management, agricultural engineering and mechanization, agronomy and crop science, biotechnology, ecology and ...