PEMANFAATAN PUPUK NPK TABLET UNTUKPENANAMAN GAHARU (Aquilaria spp) PADA TANAH ULTISOL
Abstract: Agarwood planting in
Pak Laheng village is done on ultisol soil which is known to be poor nutrient,
so it needs to be given fertilizer and one of them is NPK tablet fertilizer.
The objectives of the study were to examine the effect of NPK Tablet fertilizer
on the growth of agarwood and to determine the appropriate dosage to be given
to agarwood plants grown on Ultisol soil. The research was conducted at Pak
Laheng Village, Toho District, until 12 week. Research methods was completely
randomized design (CRD) with treatment: without fertilizer, NPK with 3
tablets/plant, 6 tablets /plant, and 9 tablet/plant. Each treatment was
repeated in six replications. The data collected and analyzed is the increase
of height (cm), diameter (mm), and the number of leaves. The results showed
that NPK fertilizer tablet was influenced to the growth of agarwood plants
until the age of 12 weeks. The dosage of fertilizer 9 tablets/plant are the
best to accelerate plant growth on ultisol soil.
Keywords: Ultisol Soil, NPK
Tablets, and Aquilaria spp
Penulis: Oktapiana, Abdurrani
Muin, Fahrizal
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd170121
