3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TECHNOLOGY - ENGINEERING & SCIENCE - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2017-02-09)

Studies On The Effect Of Organic Liquid Fertilizer On The Growth And Yield Of Mustard (brassica Rapa L.) As An Ecotourism Product

The purpose of this study is to assess the liquid organic fertilizer derived from organic waste on growth and yield of mustard. The research was done as part of an attempt to create uniqueness of ecotourism village. Ecotourism can be defined as a concept that aims to support the efforts of environmental preservation (natural and cultural). One of the attractive tour packages is an organic farm that produces an organic product. Organic cultivation technology in the tourism village is done by utilizing organic wastes that are processed into environmental friendly liquid organic fertilizers. The scope of study is focused on the effect of organic liquid fertilizer on the growth and yield of mustard as part of organic product. The importance of the research is how organic farming can be developed as the uniqueness of ecotourism village. It is done through organic fertilizer test that will be a product that ecotourism village used for the farm tour package. The research method used was a field trial of factors that were arranged in a completely randomized design with three replications. The treatments consisted of 5 treatments, namely: without organic liquid fertilizer (OLF); OLF 1 (cow urine); OLF 2 (cow milk); OLF 3 (bamboo root); OLF 4 (Crotalaria juncea). The results showed that the use of OLF 1 (cow urine) resulted in the growth of plant height and number of leaves of mustard higher than OLF 2 (cow milk), OLF 3 (bamboo root), OLF 4 (Crotalaria juncea) and without organic liquid fertilizer (OL). The use of liquid organic fertilizer produces fresh weight and dry weight of mustard heavier than if nurtured without OLF. Treatment of OLF 3 (bamboo root) on mustard produces root volume heavier than OLF 4 (crotalaria) and without OLF. The result shows that the use of chicken manure or fertilizer casting with the addition of POC 1 (urine), POC 2 (milk), POC 3 (bamboo root) or POC 4 (Crotalaria juncea) shows a high growth of plants, number of leaves, fresh weight, dry weight, and the mustard plant root volume heavier than the single use of the fertilizer. Also, solid fertilizer from chicken manure shows of the growth of mustard plant that is not different from casting fertilizer and liquid organic fertilizer made from urine, milk, bamboo root, and Crotalaria juncea.
Heti Herastuti, Prayudi Ahmad, Edy Susilo