Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 12(1), pp. 133 - 147
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2024.120113
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Verticulture Cultivation Fertigation System through Wick: Study of Growth and Yield of Pakchoi in Dry Land

Wilda Lumban Tobing ^1,*, Natalia Desy Djata Ndua ¹, Dicky Frenky Hanas ^2
1 Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Science, and Health, Timor University, Indonesia
² Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Science, and Health, Timor University, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

The use of dry land as agricultural land requires cultivation technology such as a verticulture fertigation system. The use of chemical N through urea leaves residue in the environment. Other effective N sources such as LOF and NFB are needed. Improving dry land can apply ameliorant. The aim of this research is to study the growth and yield of pak choy with different sources of N and ameliorant. There are 6 types of N fertilizer (urea, LOF, urea+LOF, urea+NFB, LOF+NFB, and urea+LOF+NFB) and 4 types of media (soil, soil:biochar (1:1); soil:compost (1:1); and soil:biochar+compost (1:1)) using a Split Plot Design which was repeated three times. The research results showed that urea fertilizer enriched with LOF and NFB with ameliorant soil:biochar+compost (1:1) was able to significantly influence the growth and yield of pakchoi. The two treatments are synergistic in providing N for plants so that they can reduce N losses that often occur and have the potential to improve dry land in agricultural activities with the ability of long-lasting biochar (slow release) and compost to facilitate the survival of microbes in the soil which can improve soil quality.

KEYWORDS
Biochar, Compost, Liquid Organic Fertilizer, Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria, Urea

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Wilda Lumban Tobing , Natalia Desy Djata Ndua , Dicky Frenky Hanas , "Verticulture Cultivation Fertigation System through Wick: Study of Growth and Yield of Pakchoi in Dry Land," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 133 - 147, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2024.120113.

(b). APA Format:
Wilda Lumban Tobing , Natalia Desy Djata Ndua , Dicky Frenky Hanas (2024). Verticulture Cultivation Fertigation System through Wick: Study of Growth and Yield of Pakchoi in Dry Land. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(1), 133 - 147. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2024.120113.