The Effect of Soil Moisture Content and Animal Manure on the Growth of Mendong (Fymbristylisglobulosa (Retz.) Kunt)
| Main Authors: | Yaya Sunarya; Agriculture Faculty University Siliwangi Jl. Siliwangi No. 24 Kotak Pos 164 Tasikmalaya 46115, Enok Sumarsih; Agriculture Faculty University Siliwangi Jl. Siliwangi No. 24 Kotak Pos 164 Tasikmalaya 46115 |
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| Format: | Article application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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UNIVERSITY OF LAMPUNG
, 2017
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http://journal.unila.ac.id/index.php/tropicalsoil/article/view/1113 |
Daftar Isi:
- The objective of the research was to find out the interaction between soil moisture content and animal manure on the growth of mendong (Fymbristilis globulosa (Retz.) Kunt). The experiment was conducted in May until September 2016 in Kampong Lembur Sawah Kamulyan Village Manonjaya Sub-District Tasikmalaya Regency. A pot experiment was done using a factorial design consisted of two factors. The factors were soil moisture content (K) consisted of four levels i.e. 100% field capacity (FC), 150% FC, 200% FC, and 250% FC;and animal manure (P) consisted of cattle, broiler, and sheep manure.The variables observed were the components of growth, i.e. the height of plant, the number of tiller, fresh weight and dry weight of plant, shoot/Root ratio, the percentage of the e”75cm-long stem, and the efficiency of water use (WUE). The results showed that there was no interaction effet between the soil moisture content and animal manure on all variables observed. However, animal manure gave significant effect on thepercentage of the e”75cm-long stem.Keywords: Animalmanure, mendong, soil moisture content