PEMANFAATAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR DARI SAMPAH RUMAH TANGGA SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PENGGANTI AB MIX DALAM PERKEBUNAN HIDROPONIK

Abstrak

This study aims to determine whether Liquid Organic Fertilizer (POC) from household waste is feasible as an alternative to AB Mix in hydroponic plantations. This is a true experimental research and uses Kangkung (Ipomoea aquatica) as the sample. The research design uses RAK (Randomized Block Design) which consists of 5 treatments. The first treatment used AB Mix without POC as a control, the second treatment was POC with a concentration of 5%, the third treatment was POC with a concentration of 10%, the fourth treatment was POC with a concentration of 15% and the fifth treatment was POC with a concentration of 20%. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (variance print) followed by the BNT test at a significance level of 5%. The results showed that there was a significant difference in each observation variable, including: stem height = 17.58; number of leaves = 6.75; rod diameter =2.5; and the number of shoots that grew = 4.33