Pengaruh Pemberian Kompos Limbah Tongkol Jagung Dan Mulsa Organik Terhadap Pertumbuhan Dan Produksi Tanaman Tomat (Solanum Lycopersicum L)

Abstract

Tanaman tomat (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) adalah tanaman yang sudah dibudidayakan sejak lama atau ratusan tahun silam dan tanaman tomat termasuk tanaman sayuran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompos limbah tongkol jagung dan mulsa organik dalam pertumbuhan dan produksi pada tanaman tomat varietas servo F1. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok faktorial yang terdiri dari 2 faktor, yaitu : kompos tongkol jagung dan mulsa organik. Kompos tongkol jagung terdiri dari 4 taraf perlakuan, yaitu: B0 = tanpa pemberian kompos tongkol jagung, B1= pemberian kompos tongkol jagung 1,5 kg/plot, B2 = pemberian kompos tongkol jagung 3 kg/plot, dan B3 = pemberian kompos tongkol jagung 4,5 kg/plot. Sedangkan mulsa organik terdiri dari 4 taraf, yaitu: M0= Tanpa perlakuan, M1 = pemberian mulsa jerami padi ketebalan 2cm, M2 = Mulsa batang jagung 2cm, M3 = Mulsa limbah daun kelapa sawit 2cm. Variabel pengamatan meliputi : tinggi tanaman (cm), diameter batang, jumlah daun (helai), umur mulai berbunga , jumlah buah per tanaman sampel, berat buah per tanaman sampel (buah), dan berat buah tanaman per plot (g). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Interaksi perlakuan kompos limbah tongkol jagung dan mulsa organik memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata terhadap jumlah buah per sampel, berat buah per sampel dan berat buah per plot, serta tidak berbeda nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun dan umur berbunga. Kombinasi perlakuan B3M1 merupakan kombinasi perlakuan yang terbaik karena memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap jumlah buah per sampel, berat buah per sampel dan berat buah per plot. Tomato plants (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) are plants that have been cultivated for a long time or hundreds of years ago and tomato plants are vegetables. This study aims to determine the effect of corncob waste compost and organic mulch on the growth and production of tomato plants of the Servo F1 variety. This research method used a factorial randomized block design consisting of 2 factors, namely: corncob compost and organic mulch. Corn cobs compost consisted of 4 treatment levels, namely: B0 = without adding corn cobs compost, B1 = adding 1.5 kg/plot corn cobs compost, B2 = adding 3 kg/plot corn cobs compost, and B3 = adding corn cobs compost 4.5 kg/plot. Meanwhile, organic mulch consists of 4 levels, namely: M0 = without treatment, M1 = rice straw mulch with a thickness of 2cm, M2 = 2cm corn stalk mulch, M3 = 2cm oil palm leaf mulch. Observational variables included: plant height (cm), stem diameter, number of leaves (strands), age at flowering, number of fruit per sample plant, fruit weight per sample plant (fruit), and plant fruit weight per plot (g). The results showed that the interaction between corncob waste compost and organic mulch had a significantly different effect on the number of fruits per sample, fruit weight per sample and fruit weight per plot, and was not significantly different on plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves and flowering time. The B3M1 treatment combination was the best treatment combination because it had a significant effect on the number of fruits per sample, fruit weight per sample and fruit weight per plot.