GROWTH TRAITS OF BASIL (Ocimum sanctum L.) UNDER APPLICATION OF LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER
Authors: Haris Kriswantoro, Denny Yulianto, Yani Purwanti, Laili Nisfuriah, Gamal Abd. Nasser, Rastuti Kalasari, Fitri Yetty Zairani, Asmawati Asmawati and Widiarti Widiarti
Haris Kriswantoro: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Denny Yulianto: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Yani Purwanti: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Laili Nisfuriah: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Gamal Abd. Nasser: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Rastuti Kalasari: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Fitri Yetty Zairani: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Asmawati Asmawati: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
Widiarti Widiarti: Study Program of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palembang, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province, Indonesia.
ABSTRACT
Basil is a vegetable crop that has high economic value, so in improving the quality of growth requires fertile planting media and is able to provide nutrients in sufficient quantities according to their needs. Liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) is one solution in improving soil fertility and plant growth, while nitrogen fertilizer can overcome the lack of N elements in the soil which is often a limiting factor, especially for plant vegetative growth. This study aimed to determine the growth traits of basil plants due to the application of liquid organic fertilizer and various levels of N fertilizer. The research was conducted in the experimental garden of Agriculture Faculty, Palembang University, from April to June 2021. The experimental was arranged using a Factorial Randomized Block Design, which consisted of two factors with three replications. The treatments tested were: 1) LOF, consisting of without LOF (F0) and with LOF (F1), 2) N fertilizer level, consisting of 0 kg ha-1 (N0), 75 kg ha-1 (N1), 150 kg ha-1 (N2), and 225 kg ha-1 (N3). The least significance difference (LSD) test at level 5% showed that the basil plants treated with LOF exhibit better growth traits than the plants without LOF. Furthermore, in the treatment of N fertilizer, overall basil plants were given N fertilizer with 150 kg ha-1 (N2) showed the best growth traits than the other levels. Meanwhile, there was no significantly interaction between LOF and N fertilizer treatment for all variables.
Keywords: Basil plant, growth, nitrogen, organic fertilizer, soil fertility