Pengaruh Pemberian Kompos Tandan Kosong Kelapa Sawit Terhadap Pertumbuhan dan Produksi Tanaman Seledri (Apium graveolens L.)

Abstract

Effect Of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Compost On Growth and Production Plants Celery (Apium graveolens L.) Plants Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is one of the vegetables leaves are used as seasoning and medical materials. Production is still quite low celery caused by intensive cultivation have not been implemented as the proper use fertilizers so that the necessary recovery of waste that is composted organic manure oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB). This study aimed to determine the effect of compost empty fruit bunches of oil palm on growth on growth and yield of celery (Apium graveolens L.). This reseacrh has been conducted in the Experimental Farm Faculty of Agricuture, University of Medan Area with a height of 12 meters above sea level began in February to April 2016. The treatment consisted of D0: without fertilizer, D1 : compost TKKS 5 tonnes / ha, D2: compost TKKS 10 ton / ha, D3 : Compost TKKS 15 tonnes / ha, D4 : compost TKKS 20 tonnes / ha, and D5 : compost TKKS 25 ton/ha using a randomized block design non factorial and repeated 4 times. The parameters were observed in this study in terms of height (cm), number of leaves, number of tillers, heavy harvest of plot (g), the weight of the sample crops (g) and selling the harvest weight (g). The results showed award compost empty oil palm bunches significant effect on growth and yield of celery at a dose of 20 ton / ha (D4) on all parameterss of observation.