Pengolahan Limbah Pohon Pisang Tanduk Dalam Pembuatan Kompos Menggunakan Metode Windrow

Abstract

Indonesia menghasilkan buah pisang (Musa Paradisiaca) sebanyak 9,33 jt ton pada tahun 2023. Selain buah, bagian tanaman lainnya menjadi limbah dikarenakan belum dimanfaatkan, salah satu pemanfaatan limbah pisang dapat diolah menjadi kompos. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengidentifikasi potensi limbah tanaman pisang dan pemanfaatannya menjadi kompos dengan penambahan kotoran hewan. Penelitian dimulai dari pemanenan limbah batang pisang, penghancuran, dan pengeringan, kemudian dicampurkan dengan kotoran hewan sehingga rasio C/N awal sekitar 30, dengan teknik windrow dan dua ulangan. Selama pengomposan diamati suhu, pH, rasio C/N, dan kadar air. Hasil akhir produk kompos menunjukkan suhu 26,5 °C, pH 7, kadar air 53,77 – 57,16 %, dan rasio C/N sebesar 15,02 (P1) dan 19,08 (P2). Produk kompos yang dihasilkan sudah sesuai dengan standar SNI 19-7030-2004, kecuali parameter Salmonella sp. yang diduga muncul dari bahan tambahan kotoran hewan.

Indonesia produces 9.33 million tons of bananas (Musa paradisiaca) in 2023. In addition to the fruit. Other parts of the plant become waste because they have not been utilized, one of the uses of this waste is processing it into compost. The purpose of this study was to identify the potential of banana plant waste and its utilization into compost with the addition of animal manure. The study began with the harvesting of banana stem waste, crushing, and drying, then mixed with animal manure so that the initial C/N ratio was around 30, with the windrow technique and two replications. During composting, the temperature, pH, C/N ratio, and water content were observed. The final results of the compost product showed 26.5 oC, pH 7, water content 53,77 – 57,16 %, and C/N ratio of 15.02 (P1) and 19.08 (P2). The compost product produced was in accordance with the SNI 19-7030-2004 standard, except for the Salmonella sp. parameter which is suspected of being from animal waste.