EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN ASAP CAIR DAN BIOCHAR PADA BUDIDAYA TANAMAN CABE RAWIT (Capsicum frutescens)

Abstract

The business of cayenne pepper is currently constrained by the deteriorating land conditions due to the use of an organic chemical fertilizers and non bio-pesticides over a long period of time. Alternative land improvement can be done by utilizing bioactive materials from plants which can be obtained through the process of wood drying (dry distillation) or fibrous lignin cellulose material to obtain liquid smoke and biochar. Both of these materials have a relatively stable carbon compound composition which is used as a component that can help restore soil fertility. Research objectives: (1) to determine the interaction between liquid smoke and biochar on growth as well as the production of cayenne pepper; (2) examine the effect of the use of liquid smoke and biochar on the growth and production of cayenne pepper. This study used a randomized block design (RBD) consisting of two factors and repeated 3 times. Factor I: biochar dose, consisting of 3 levels: B0: without Biochar; B1: 10 gram Biochar; B2: Biochar 20 grams; B3: 30 gram Biochar. Factor II: the dose of liquid smoke, consisting of 3 levels: A0 = no liquid smoke; A1 = liquid smoke 40 ml / l; A2 = liquid smoke 60 ml / l; A3 = liquid smoke 80 ml / l. The results obtained from this study: (1) there was an interaction between liquid smoke and biochar on observations of the number of plant leaves and fruit weight per cayenne pepper plant; the interaction of the combination of giving Biochar 20 g with liquid smoke 60 ml / l produces more leaves that is 76.50 strands, giving Biochar 30 g with liquid smoke 80 ml / l produces higher fresh fruit weight that is 304.17 g; (2) the use of 80 ml / l liquid smoke gives a better effect on plant height, number of leaves and weight of fruit than other treatments; (3) the use of biochar affects plant height, number of fruits and fruit weight per plant. Giving biochar 30 g on average produces higher plants, more fruit and heavier