Growth response of shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) varieties on municipal waste compost application
Authors: Devi Andriani Luta , Maimunah Siregar , Sri Br. PA Wahyuni 
Published: May 2023

Growth of shallot plants could be increased through good plant cultivation such as using organic materials that can improve physical, chemical and biological properties in the soil and contain macro and micronutrients so that organic matter is needed in the form of municipal waste compost. The research objective was to study the responsiveness of the growth of onion varieties due to the application of municipal waste compost. This research was carried out in the Bandar Senembah village Binjai district Barat in February-March 2019. The study used a randomized block design (RAK) with 2 factors and 3 blocks. The first factor is the variety (V) and the second factor is Municipal waste compost (K). The results showed that that the best varieties are varieties Bima Brebes. Where the variety showed the highest leaf length per sample and highest number of tillers per sample while the application of municipal waste compost does not show a significant effect on parameters of leaf length per sample but for the number of tillers per sample shows a significant effect where the best results in the application of 3 kg/m2 (plot) municipal waste compost.
 
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