PENGARUH PEMANFAATAN PUPUK BOKASI FESES SAPI TERHADAP PRODUKSI SORGUM VARIETAS KAWALI

Abstract

EFFECT OF THE USE OF COW FECES BOKASHI FERTILIZER TO SORGHUM VARIETY KAWALI PRODUCTION. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.Moench), is one type of grass that can be a source of forage potential to be developed in Indonesia because sorghum has the advantage of a drought resistant than other types of cereal crops, able to adapt to a wide area, sorghum used as food and animal feed alternatives. Seen from the content of nutrients, sorghum is higher than rice and maize especially of protein. This research aims to identify and obtain data about the effect of cow feces organic fertilizer that using EM4 for sorghum production. This research was implemented in Wusa village at districts Talawaan. The design used was completely randomized design (CRD), which consists of 4 treatments and 5 replications to obtain 20 units of trial. The treatment consists of P0= without fertilization, P1= 4 kg of fertilization, P2= 8 kg of fertilization, P3= 12 kg of fertilization, the measured variables are panicle weight, panicle length and the weight   of   seeds.   Result of the analysis showed that treatment with 12 kg/plot provides highly significant effect (P <0.01) of the panicle length, panicle weight and the weight of seeds compared with other treatments, ie 8 and 4 kg/plot. Based on the results of research concluded that giving bokashi with a dose of 12 kg/plot improve crop production as measured through panicle length, panicle weight and the weight of seeds.

Keywords: Fertilizer, sorghum, cow feces, EM4, Production