Produktivity of Red Chili (Capsicum annum L.) Aplication of Biochar and Biofertilizer Rahmi H1, Elkawakib Syam^un2, Satryanty A. Syaiful2
1Agricultural System Study Program, Graduate School Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
2Agrotechnology Study Programs, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
Abstract
Red chili is one of the horticultural commodities that have high economic value. Increased productivity of red chili can be done by utilizing biochar based on corn cobs and the use of biofertilizers in the cultivation of red chili plants. This study aims to determine the effect of the use of biochar and biofertilizers on the growth and yield of red chili plants. The research was carried out in the experimental garden of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University Makassar from April to September 2021. The experimental design used was a Randomized Block Design (RAK) consisting of six treatments, namely: control (p0), biochar + NPK fertilizer (p1), biofertilizer + fertilizer (p2), biochar + biofertilizer (p3), biochar + biofertilizer + NPK fertilizer (75%) (p4), biochar + biofertilizer + NPK fertilizer (50%) (p5) which was repeated 4 times to obtain 24 experimental unit. The results showed that the use of corncob biochar and biotogrow biofertilizers had a very significant effect on plant height, stem diameter, number of fruit planted, weight per fruit, and fruit weight per plant. The p4 treatment showed the best growth and yield.
Keywords: Red chili pepper, corncob biochar, biofertilizer
