Judul: The Effect of Shading Time for Growth and Yield of  Chili Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.)
Abstrak: Cabai rawit (Capsicum frutescens L.) merupakan salah satu tanaman hortikultura di Indonesia yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi dan tingkat kebutuhan yang tinggi. Permasalahan utama dalam produksi tanaman cabai rawit adalah harga penjualan cabai rawit yang berfluktuasi. Fluktuasi harga cabai rawit ini seringkali tidak menguntungkan petani karena pada saat produksi melimpah harga cabai rawit turun, tetapi pada produksi yang sedikit harga cabai rawit naik. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh waktu pemberian naungan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman cabai rawit pada lokasi yang berbeda. Penelitian dilakukan di Kebun Percobaan Leuwikopo, IPB pada Agustus 2022 hingga Maret 2023. Rancangan percobaan menggunakan Nested (tersarang) Rancangan Kelompok Lengkap Teracak (RKLT) 2 faktor. Faktor pertama yaitu lokasi yang terdiri dari lahan A (samping Green House) dan lahan B (lahan antara kelas). Faktor kedua yaitu naungan yang terdiri dari 3 taraf, yaitu tanpa naungan, naungan 50%, dan naungan 90%. Percobaan menggunakan 3 ulangan, sehingga terdapat 18 satuan percobaan. Setiap ulangan terdiri dari 54 tanaman, sehingga jumlah tanaman yang ditanam sebanyak 972 tanaman dengan 10 tanaman contoh pada setiap ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perlakuan intensitas naungan mempengaruhi penundaan panen tanaman cabai rawit. Pemberian naungan mampu menunda panen cabai rawit di lahan lebih lambat hingga 12 hari. Intensitas naungan 50% dan lokasi N2 memberikan hasil yang terbaik pada parameter yang diuji. Hasil panen dan kandungan capcaisin tanaman cabai rawit tertinggi didapatkan pada tanaman kontrol atau tidak ternaungi. Jarak tanam perlu diperhatikan agar lebar kanopi antar tanaman tidak tumpang tindih., Chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) is one of the horticultural crops in Indonesia that has high economic value and high demand. The main problems in the production of chili pepper is fluctuating selling price. These fluctuations often unprofitable for farmers because when production is abundant will be falling price, but when production is low there will be rises price of chili pepper at different locations. This study aimed to determine the effect of shading time for the growth and yield of chili pepper. The experiment was conducted in Leuwikopo Experimental Farm, IPB from August 2022 to Maret 2023. The experimental design used a 2-factor Nested Complete Randomized Group Design (RKLT). The first factor was location which consisted of land A (next to Green House) and land B (between classes). The second factor was shading which consisted of 3 levels, namely no shade, 50% shade, and 90%. The experiment was carried out in 3 replications, so there were 18 experimental units. Each replicates consisted of 54 plants, so the number of plants was 972 plants with 10 sample plants in each replicates. The results showed that shading intensity was affected the harvest delay of chili pepper. Shade treatment was able to delay the harvest of chili pepper in the field up to 12 days slower. Shading intensity of 50% and location of N2 gave the best results for the parameters tested. The highest yields and capsaicin content of chili pepper were obtained from unshaded plants. Spacing needs to be considered so the width of the canopy between plants does not overlap.
Keyword: growing environtment, price, harvest age, growth, productivity