Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 11(2), pp. 344 - 357
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110212
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Water Conservation with the Application of Partial Root Zone Drying Technique in Increasing the Growth and Production of Tomato

M. Idris ^1,*, Imam Hartono Bangun ², Armansyah ³, Dermawan Hutagaol ^4
1 Faculty of Science and Technology, State Islamic University of North Sumatera Medan, Jl. Lap. Golf, Kp. Tengah, Kec. Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatera 20353, Indonesia
² Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Jl. Muchtar Basri No.3 Medan, Sumatera Utara, 20238, Indonesia
³ Faculty of Technique, UISU Medan, Jl. Sisingamangaraja No. kelurahan, Teladan Bar., Kec. Medan City, North Sumatera 20217, Indonesia
⁴ Faculty of Agriculture, Al Azhar University Medan, Jl. Pintu Air IV No.214, Kwala Bekala, Kec. Medan Johor, Medan City, North Sumatera 20143, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Water conservation as an effort to efficiently use water is the main goal in overcoming drought/water scarcity for agriculture. One solution to overcome this condition is to use the Partial Rootzone Drying (PRD) technique, namely water application to some of the root zones. This study aimed to obtain the effective frequency of watering, the best tomato variety, and the combination of watering and the best variety for growth and production due to the application of partial root-zone drying. The research uses factorial RBD, which consists of factor I, namely the PRD technique, and factor II, namely variation. There were 12 treatment combinations, the number of replications was 3, the number of plants/plots = 9, and the total number of plants was 324. The results showed that: The PRD method was similar to applying water to the entire root zone comparison. Varieties affect crop production but do not affect vegetative growth and nutrient uptake of tomato plants as well as combinations of several varieties and watering techniques, either by giving water to the entire root area or by the PRD method.

KEYWORDS
Drought, Solanum Lycopersicumm Mill, Water Stress

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] M. Idris , Imam Hartono Bangun , Armansyah , Dermawan Hutagaol , "Water Conservation with the Application of Partial Root Zone Drying Technique in Increasing the Growth and Production of Tomato," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 344 - 357, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110212.

(b). APA Format:
M. Idris , Imam Hartono Bangun , Armansyah , Dermawan Hutagaol (2023). Water Conservation with the Application of Partial Root Zone Drying Technique in Increasing the Growth and Production of Tomato. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(2), 344 - 357. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110212.