Seaweed liquid organic fertilizer improve on the growth of banggai yam plants (dioscorea alata)
Ramal Yusuf, Muhardi, YohanisTambing, Yusran,and Mohammad Rizki

Faculty of Agriculture,Tadulako University,

Abstract

The Banggai yam is a yam originating growing at the Banggai Islands and Banggai Laut Districts, Indonesia, and has been the leading food for the population for generations and can be an alternative food to replace paddy. The aim of this research was to examine the effect of seaweed liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) on the growth of local yam from Banggai (Ubi Banggai). This research was structured using a Randomized Block Design (RBD). Liquid Organic Fertilizer treatment include R0= control (without seaweed LOF) R1=5ml/1 L of water R2=10ml/L of water R3=15ml/ L of water R4=20ml/L of water. Each treatment was repeated three times, each treatment contained three plants. The parameter include time of shoot appearance, plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, chlorophyll content, root weight, and observation of root length. The Result shown that seaweed organic fertilizer affect significantly the banggai yam growth.

Keywords: Banggai yam- seaweed- rice- food

Topic: Agricultural Production