Effect of Snail Extract for Seedpriming on the Growth and Production of Katokkon Chili (Capsicum chinense Jacq)
Hari Iswoyo ,1) Elkawakib Syam^un1) , Rahmansyah Dermawan1) , Kaimuddin1) , Amir Yassi1) , Aldi S. Situmorang1) , Tandu Ramba2)

1 Agrotechnology Study Program, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10, Unhas Tamalanrea Campus, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2 Community Development Motivators (MPM), Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
* Corresponding author^s e-mail: hariiswoyo[at]unhas.ac.id

Abstract

This study aims to determine the best response for growth and production of 3 variants of katokkon chili to seedpriming treatment using snail extract, and to determine the best concentration of golden snail extract in katokkon chili seed immersion treatment. This research was conducted in Buntu Datu Village, Mengkendek District, altitude 900 m asl, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi Province from August 2021 to January 2022. The research was conducted in the form of a Split Plot Design experiment which consisted of 2 factors, the first factor as the main factor was the katokkon seed variant (V) which consisted of: V1 = Limbong Sampolo, V2 = Leatung 1, and V3 = Leatung 2. While the second factor as subplots, namely the concentration of the snail extract solution for seed priming (k) which consists of three levels, namely: k0 = control, k1 = 5 ml/L and k2 = 15 ml/L. The results showed that the interaction between the treatment of chili varieties and the concentration of immersion did not give better results on the growth and yield of Katokkon chili plants. The treatment of the Leatung 2 (V3) chili variant gave the best effect on the parameters of plant height (24.62 cm), productive branches (5.53 branches), number of fruit (3.72 fruit), fruit weight harvested (8.05), and fruit length (20.22 mm). Treatment of snail extract immersion concentration of 15 ml/L gave the best effect on fruit diameter parameters (17.8 mm). On the germination parameters, the concentration of 20 ml/L showed the best percentage of germination, namely 67%.

Keywords: Katokkon chili, seedpriming, snail extract

Topic: Crop production system