THE EFFECT OF HYDROPONIC NUTRIENT
SOURCES AND PLANTING MEDIA TYPES ON THE
GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF CHINESE KALE
(BRASSICA OLERACEAE L.)
Octavia Zuhrotun Nafiah
Pangesti Nugrahani
Makhziah
Abstract
Kale is prospective for cultivation because they have a
good market. In order to get optimal plant output when
growing kale in a hydroponic system, care must be
taken to employ AB Mix nutrients and specific planting
media types. This study aim at obtaining the right
combination of AB Mix nutrients and types of growing
media on the yield and growth of Kale plants, which
were grown on substrates hydroponic. The study was
organized in a Randomized Complete Block Design,
with three replicates and factorial arrangement. The
first factor was the source of nutrition AB Mix i.e.
Infarm, Growrich, and Purie Garden. The second factor
was the type of planting media, including husk charcoal,
cocopeat, and a mixture of cocopeat and husk charcoal
(1:1).
Introduction
⚬The tendency of urban consumers today is to look for quality
agricultural products that look clean and have added value for
health benefits. The problem that often occurs in urban
communities in cultivating a plant is the limited land for plant
cultivation. One of the planting techniques with a healthy
lifestyle on limited land can be done using hydroponic planting
techniques (Laksono & Sugiono, 2017).
⚬A simple hydroponic system that has been widely developed in
plant cultivation is substrate hydroponics. The substrate
hydroponic system is a method of cultivating plants in which
plant roots grow in porous media other than soil irrigated with
a nutrient solution so that plants obtain sufficient water,
nutrients, and oxygen needs (Abror & Harjo, 2018).
⚬The growing media commonly used in substrate hydroponic
systems are cocopeat and husk charcoal. Organic materials
such as cocopeat and husk charcoal have the potential to be
used as alternative planting media composites to reduce the
use of top soil. Each type of media has different properties so
that the use of media in hydroponics will affect the yield of
cultivated plants (Rizal, 2017). Koesriharti & Istiqomah (2016)
Objectives
1.Determine the best growing media
for hydroponics.
2.Determine the best brand og AB
mix solution.
3.Determine the best combination of
mix solution and media.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
MATERIALS
1. Kale Seeds
2.polybags measuring 25x25 cm, measuring cups, pH
meters, TDS meters, nutrient containers, sprayers, Petiole
(Leaf Area Meter) applications, and cameras
3.AB mix solution
4. Growing Media (Charcoal and Cocopeat)
Methods
The study employed a factorial Randomized Block Design
comprising of two factors. The first factor included the
source of AB Mix nutrition, namely M1 (Growrich), M2
(Infarm), and M3 (Purie Garden). The second factor involved
the type of planting media, namely A1 (cocopeat), A2 (husk
charcoal), and A3 (cocopeat-husk charcoal (1:1)). The study
was conducted with three repetitions so that 27
experimental units were used.
Data Gathered
1.Plant height
2.Number of Leaf
3.Plant Weight (g)
4.Wet Weight Yield (g)
5.Plant Dry Weight (g)
6.Root Wet Weight (g)
7.Root Dry Weight (g)
8.Leaf Area (cm2)
Results and Discussion
Results and Discussion
Results and Discussion
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
The combination treatment of AB Mix nutrient types
and types of growing media for the yield and growth
of kale through hydroponic substrate cultivation was
significantly different on leaf area parameters—
combination treatment with the best leaf area results
in the charcoal + Infarm treatment of 700.958 cm2.
The AB Mix nutrient treatment differed significantly
with plant height (14-49 DAP), root dry weight per
plant, and leaf area, however, the growing media
treatment was not significantly different for all
parameters—the type of AB Mix nutrition with the
best production results in the Infarm nutrition
treatment.
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