Oil palm is an important plantation commodity, contributing to foreign exchange and national development. The development of oil palm plantation area triggers pest attacks such as Setora nitens caterpillar. Control using prolonged synthetic chemical pesticides causes various adverse effects, so biological control is carried out by utilizing natural enemies, namely the predator Eocanthecona furc…
Increasing rice plants production in Indonesia continues to be developed, one of which is by using inorganic fertilizer. However The excessive use of inorganic fertilizers by farmers in Riau Province is quite worrying about the decline in soil quality. Based on this, this study aims to obtain the best composition dose of N,P,K fertilizer with bio-organic fertilizer with the addition of Mucuna …
Dragon fruit’s stem cancer disease is caused by the fungus Neoscytalidium dimidiatum. The existence of this dragon fruit stem cancer will be detrimental to farmers because it can cause a decrease in quantity and quality. One control that can be implemented is use of biological agents Trichoderma spp. and Gliocladium sp. The biological agents can be used singly or as a consortium. This researc…
Leaf-rolling caterpillars (Strepsicrates sp.) are the main pests that attack eucalyptus plants during breeding. Pest Control Strepsicrates sp. still using synthetic chemical pesticides. The impact of the use of synthetic chemical pesticides is harmful to the environment, so the use of vegetable pesticides from neem leaf extracts is an alternative in pest control Strepsicrates sp. This study…
Mung beans are leguminous plants that are widely consumed by the Indonesian community due to their high nutritional content and their versatility in being processed into various types of food. Efforts to increase mung bean production can be achieved by expanding cultivation areas in sub-optimal soil conditions, such as dystrudepts soil. Challenges related to dystrudepts soil can be addressed by…
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the most popular and widespread plantation commodity in Indonesia. The nettle caterpillar (Setora nitens Walker.) is the main pest that attacks oil palm plants and is dominantly found in oil palm plantations in Riau. The predator Sycanus annulicornis Dohrn. is a potential natural enemy in controlling nettle caterpillar (S. nitens). This study aims to determ…
This research aims to study the effect of solid compost and organic fertilizer in reducing NPK fertilizer on shallot plants (Allium ascalonicum L.). The study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with four replications, the treatments consisted of: 100% NPK, 100% NPK + solid compost, 75% NPK (25% reduction) + solid compost, 50% NPK (50% reduction) + solid compost, 100% NPK + solid compost …
ABSTRACT This study conducted experiments using the Complete Random Design (RAL) Factorial. The first factor is Kascing consists of 4 levels of 0 gram/polybag, 50 grams / polybag, 75 grams/polybag and 100 grams/polybag, while the second factor is the Dolomite consists of 4 levels of 0 gram /polybag, 20.83 grams /polybag, 41.66 grams / polybag and 62.50 grams/polybag. Each combination treat…
Chili (Capsicum annum L) is a kind of vegetable commodity that is highly needed almost by all of the walks of people. In Indonesia, chili is mostly used by the housewife as an additional or complementary seasoning for cuisine. Some researches have been done to dig the information about the effect of inorganic fertilizer given to the peat soil, which is formerly, the cellulolytic microorganism i…
Cocoa (Theobroma cocoa, L) is one of the commodity export potential as a producer of foreign exchange, so cocoa has an important meaning in the indonesian economy, which has a huge opportunity for cocoa development since the rise and the development of agro-industry sector. Cocoa also has a fairly stable market and prices are relatively expensive, thus imporving the quality of the result i…
The purpose of this research was to find out the effect compost of oil palm emty bunch and to obtain optimum dose for rice growth and yield (Oryza sativa L.) through modificated SRI method. The experiment was conducted in an experimental field of Faculty of Agriculture, Riau University, in January 2019 until April 2019. The experiment was conducted using completely randomized design (CRD) …
ABSTRACT Citrus plants are a mainstay commodity for horticulture in Riau Province, especially Siamese oranges. Citrus cultivation is inseparable from fruit fly pests (Bactrocera spp.). This study aims to obtain the types and populations of fruit fly pests that attack Siamese oranges (Citrus nobilis Lour) in Sangkir Indah Village, Pagaran Tapah District, Rokan Hulu Regency. The research method …
Rice plants are rice-producing food plants which are the main source of staple food, especially in Indonesian. Rice can meet most of the nutritional needs of various layers of society. One of the pests that often causes crop failure and decreased rice production is the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens). Plants that have the potential to become botanical pesticides are tuba plants (Derris…
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's mainstay plantation commodities which is the largest source of foreign exchange in Indonesia. This research aims to determine the effect of the interaction of mycorrhiza and urea fertilizer, mycorrhiza, urea fertilizer and to obtain the best dose to increase the growth of oil palm seedlings in Inceptisol soil. This research was conducted …
Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) are a food crop with economic value and high nutritional content. Peanut productivity continues to decline, one of the reasons is the decline in soil fertility and suboptimal cultivation techniques. Efforts to increase peanut productivity include the use of organic fertilizer from empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost and the height of the mound. This research aims to de…
Jagung (Zea mays L.) merupakan komoditi yang sangat populer, jagung menjadi makanan pokok ketiga setelah padi dan gandum di Indonesia. Selain itu, jagung juga dijadikan sebagai pakan hewan ternak dan bahan baku industri yang memiliki nilai ekonomis serta potensi yang besar untuk dikembangkan. Kendala yang dihadapi petani dalam budidaya jagung salah satunya adalah serangan ulat grayak jagung (Sp…
Padi merupakan tanaman pangan utama dan banyak dibudidayakan di Indonesia, karena sebagian besar penduduknya mengkonsumsi beras sebagai makanan pokok. Wereng Coklat (Nilaparvata lugens Stall.) merupakan hama utama pada tanaman padi, karena keberadaannya selalu mengancam produksi padi. Nilaparvata lugens Kios dapat menyebabkan kerusakan berat pada tanaman padi, rata-rata luas serangannya di Riau…