Pengaruh Jenis Pupuk Organik dan Mulsa terhadap Pertumbuhan Tanaman LIdah Buaya (Aloe vera Mill)

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine source and level of organic matter on growth of Aloe Vera Mill. Random complete block (RCB) design was applied where two sources of manure i.e. lamb and cow dung and two kinds of mulch i.e. rice husk and sawmill dust were used. The results showed that application of manure signifcantly increased the plant height and the number of leaf: Lamb dung gave better responses than cow dung, where the best level of lamb dung was I kg per plant. Effectiveness of manure application was 4 months, a$erward need another application. Mulching did not affect both plant height and number of leaf significantly.