Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Vol 8, No 1 (2023): April

Effectiveness of Liquid Organic Fertilizer Byproduct of Black Soldier Fly Maggot to the Growth of Mustard Plant (Brassica juncea L.)

Laras Nur Janah (Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)
Anisa Azmi Nurrisky Apriliani (Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)
Afifah Nur Hidayah (Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)
Vania Adhelia (Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)
Sukirno Sukirno (Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)
Budi Setiadi Daryono (Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 55281)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Mar 2023

Abstract

The need for consumption of mustard plant (Brassica juncea L.) has increased every year. One of the efforts to increase its production and quality by applications of inorganic and organic fertilizer. This study aimed to evaluate the productivity of mustard plants treated with liquid organic fertilizer, a by-product of black soldier fly (BSF), and inorganic fertilizer (NPK). Mustard plants were grown at Karanggayam Research Station, Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta were treated with water as a control, NPK fertilizer, DoctoRS organic fertilizer at 0.05%, organic fertilizer A, and B at 0.1, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25%. The effects of treatments to the phenotypic and the chlorophyll of the mustards were done after 2 weeks of treatments. The results showed that there were significant different on the stem height, number of leaves, leaf width, leaf length, and wet weight. These were in line with the total chlorophyll. Liquid organic fertilizer content analysis showed that DoctoRS liquid organic fertilizer and liquid organic fertilizer A were the most in accordance with the national standards for organic fertilizers on the parameters of pH, Mg, Ca, and TPC. 

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jtbb

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Immunology & microbiology

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Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology (JTBB) is an authoritative source of information concerned with the advancement of tropical biology studies in the Southeast Asia Region. It publishes original scientific work related to a diverse range of fields in tropical biodiversity, functional ...