Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2021): Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian

Monitoring of maize root growth on N, P, and K fertilization using rhizotron

Fajrin Pramana Putra (Department of Plantation Production Technology, Politeknik Lamandau)
Roni Ismoyojati (Department of Plantation Production Technology, Politeknik Lamandau)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Feb 2021

Abstract

Maize roots will show varying growth responses to the type of fertilizer given. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of N, P, and K fertilizers on the growth of maize roots and the function of the relationship between root dry weight and shoot dry weight of maize under rizhotron. The research was conducted in April - June 2019 at the screen house and Plant Laboratory, Politeknik Lamandau in Lamandau Regency. The research was conducted in rizhotron's growth medium which was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) with a fertilizer treatment consisting of urea (N = 200 kg ha-1), SP36 (P = 100 kg ha-1), KCl (K = 100 kg ha-1), and control (without fertilizer) with three replications. The results showed that N fertilizer was able to provide better root dry weight growth compared to P and K fertilizer, namely 2.59 g. Root dry weight has a significant effect on plant dry weight gain based on the function of y = 4.10x + 0.06 (R2 = 0.96 **).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jip

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian (JIP) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles regarding the advance of agriculture and land resources throughout the world. It publishes original scientific work related to strategic and applied studies in all aspects of agriculture, ...