ABSTRACT Chili plants have high economic value. Increasing chili production in Riau can be done using peatlands, but peatlands can cause less than optimal plant growth. Efforts to improve chili production can be performed through plant breeding efforts. Selection is an important step in a plant breeding program. Selection is divided into two based on the character of the purpose of the selecti…
ABSTRACT Chili is a plant that has great prospects in agriculture. Chilies have the potential to be planted on peatlands. One of challenges is that there are few plant kinds that are adapted to peatlands. Plant breeding initiatives are used to find superior cultivars that are tolerant of peatlands. Selection can be done through genetic parameters, such as diversity and heritability components.…
ABSTRACT Corn (Zea mays saccharata Sturt.) is the second staple food in Indonesia after rice, because it has almost the same carbohydrate, protein and calorie content as rice. Pests that attack corn is the corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera Hubner). Corn crop losses due to H. armigera attack in Indonesia reached 40% so that pests need to be controlled. The control of H. armigera Hubner can be …
ABSTRACT Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis. Jacq) is a leading plantation commodity in Indonesia. The main problem in palm oil cultivation is the attack of the nettle caterpillar (Setora nitens. Walker). S. nitens attack can of producing plants and can reduce production by about 69%. The use of entomopathogenic bacteria Streptomyces sp. can be alternative to controlling nettle caterpillar S. nitens …
ABSTRACT The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria sp. is a fungus that can cause disease in insects and soil born because it naturally occurs in the soil. Beauveria sp. has a beauvericin toxin which interferes with the function of the hemolymph and nucleus of the host insect cell. This study aims to obtain the effective concentration of local isolate Beauveria sp. in controlling cacao pod-sucking…
ABSTRACT Oil palm is the main plantation crop in Riau Province. Oil palm cultivation is inseparable from nettle caterpillar pest attacks. Pest control generally uses synthetic insecticides so that alternative controls are needed using natural enemies such as the predator Eocanthecona furcellata. The use of predators requires a large number, so it needs breeding efforts but is constrained by th…
ABSTRACT Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) is the main pest attacking oil palm plantations in Indonesia. The aim of the study was to obtain the growth of O. rhinoceros larvae on various types of compost made from several organic materials. The study was carried out experimentally using a completely randomized design with 8 treatments and 4 replications. Treatments in the study were Palm O…
ABSTRACT Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is a food that is widely consumed by Indonesian people. Mung bean production in Riau Province is decreasing every year, this can be seen from the data from the Riau Province Food Security Service. The decline in mung bean production in Riau Province was partly due to land conversion so that sub-optimal land has the potential to be used as mung bean cultiva…
ABSTRACT There are many palm oil plants in Riau Province. The waste of palm oil empty fruit bunches (POEFB) produced can be composted and added by the biological agent Metarhizium anisopliae to control the Oryctes rhinoceros L pest. This study aims to obtain the best dosage of the liquid formulation of Metarhizium anisopliae Metsch. in metankos on mortality of Oryctes rhinoceros L. larvae in p…
ABSTRACT Rhizobium sp. bacteria is one of the biological agents that can form a symbiosis with leguminous plants. Mutualistic symbiosis between soybean plants and Rhizobium sp. will benefit soybeans, because they will get air nitrogen from Rhizobium sp., thereby increasing the growth and production of soybeans. Inoculation of Rhizobium sp. not always successful, caused by Rhizobium sp. are high…
ABSTRACT Upland rice production can be increased by utilizing sub-optimal land. However, efforts need to be made to increase the availability of nutrients and water in the soil. This study aims to increase the growth and yield of upland rice by applying rice husk zeolite and N fertilizer. The research was conducted experimentally factorial using completely randomized design (CRD). The first fa…
ABSTRACT The peatland typology of the Siak Regency Mosque Bay is on the side of the Siak River. The fertility rate of peat near river flows tends to be more fertile. This study aims to identify soil fertility levels and ash content, fiber content, pH, C-organic, N-total, C/N and their relationship with peat thickness. The research was carried out by survey method. Determination of drilling poi…
ABSTRACT This research aimed to determine the effect of potassium fertilizer application and obtained the interaction between the best dose and frequency of potassium fertilizer application on the growth and yield of rice. This research using a completely randomized design (CRD) with two factors, namely the dose of KCl fertilizer (100%, 150%, 200% of the recommended dose of 100 kg.ha-1), and t…
ABSTRACT Roses are known as ornamental plants that can be used for various purposes. Rose production in Riau has increased, so the availability of this plant needs to be increased in cultivation, one of which is by vegetative propagation by cutting. The purpose of this study was to know the interaction effect of cutting size and concentration of Rootone-F growth regulator, size of cutting, con…
ABSTRACT The purpose of study is to know the main effect of various organic mulch compositions and earthworms and their interactions on changes in the physical properties of oil palm-planted inceptisols and to obtain the best combination of various organic mulch and earthworm compositions in improving the physical properties of oil palm-planted inceptisols. This research is an experiment using…
ABSTRACT Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a horticultural product that has been widely spread in Indonesia. Eggplant plant in English is called eggplant is a tropical plant originating from the continent of Asia, especially Indonesia. This study aims to determine the interaction effect of NPK fertilizer and guano fertilizer on eggplant growth and production and to determine the effect of NPK …
ABSTRACT Palm oil is one of the plantation crops that produce vegetable oil, which is currently the main and priority agricultural commodity in Indonesia. The growth of palm oil seedlings is largely determined by good cultivation efforts such as the use of good planting media and the provision of nutrients. Adequacy of nutrients in the planting medium greatly affects the growth of the plant it…
ABSTRACT The low productivity of upland rice on Ultisol soil is caused by various constraints including low pH, had low content of macronutrient N, P, K, Ca and Mg, BS and CEC were low, solubility and high Al saturation, high P fixation, delicate to erosion and water availability were low. Applied of zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash with high CEC is expected to overcome these constraints.…
ABSTRACT The conversion of peat swamp forests into various land uses followed by the construction of canals causes the peat to mature more quickly. This study aims to determine the characteristics of peat maturity in various land uses in the Kampar Peninsula. The research was conducted on six land uses, namely mixed garden, oil palm, acacia plantations, open land, peat swamp scrub and primary …
ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the interaction, combination and effect of rice husk biochar and a source of phosphate fertilizer on the chemical properties of Ultisol soil and the growth and yield of shallot plants. The research was carried out at the Experimental Garden and Laboratory of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Riau from May to August 2022. The research was …