GROWTH AND YIELD OF DAYAK ONION (ELEUTHERINE PALMIFOLIA MERR) WITH NUTRITION AB MIX BULBS AND COMPOSITION OF GROWING MEDIA USING HYDROPONIC WICK SYSTEM

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of the concentration of AB Mix bulb nutrients with cocopeat and husk charcoal planting media on the growth of Dayak onions. This writing uses a completely randomized design (CRD) of divided plots with 2 factorials repeated 3 times. The first treatment factor is the provision of nutrients with each concentration of 1000 ppm, 1200 ppm, 1400 ppm and 1600 ppm. The second treatment factor is planting media 50% cocopeat: 50% husk charcoal, 100% husk charcoal and 100% cocopeat. This research was conducted at the Green House of the Agricultural Instrument Standards Agency (BSIP) of Central Kalimantan Province from April 8 to June 16, 2023. The results of the study showed that there was an interaction in the treatment of nutritional doses of AB mix bulbs with the treatment of planting media composition on the growth and yield of Dayak onions on leaf area, number of bulbs and root weight. There is no interaction on plant height, number of leaves, wet weight of bulbs and dry weight of bulbs. The best planting media composition treatment on the growth and yield of Dayak onions has a very significant effect on 50% cocopeat planting media: 50% husk charcoal on the number of bulbs. The best AB mix bulb nutrition treatment is at a dose of 1200 ppm which has a significant effect on the number of bulbs, wet weight of bulbs and dry weight of bulbs.

Keywords

• eleutherine palmifolia merr
• hydroponic
• nutrition
• planting media