Application of Agrodeco™ Cultivation of Maize Intercropping with Peanuts in Rainfed Rice Fields

Abstract

Increasing corn production is usually done by increasing the planting area (including intercropping) and applying technology. The technology applied to increase productivity is integrated crop management and the application of climate change adaptation and mitigation. One of the technology components is the management of organic fertilizers with the use of biodecomposers in the area of land to be planted. One of the biodecomposers is Agrodeco™ from the Agricultural Research and Development Agency. Agrodeko is a consortium biodecomposer from Trichoderma fungal strains, N-fixing in the form of non-pathogenic yeast and Candida sp which grows fast and is able to produce enzymes needed to decompose plant tissue. While the varieties grown in a development area can be used composite corn. The activity was carried out in Jeron Village from June to October 2017. Planting area for activities is around 4000 m2. There were 3 (three) treatments applied, namely cropping patterns (monoculture and intercropping), corn varieties (Srikandi Kuning and Provit A) and fertilizer doses (farmer's dose and recommended dose (with Agrodeco™ application)). In monoculture cropping system, yields were not significantly different between Srikandi Kuning and Provit A, but the productivity of Provit A (3.8 tons/ha) was higher than Srikandi Kuning (3.4 tons/ha). In the intercropping system, the productivity of Provit A corn at the farmer dose treatment (1.2 tons/ha) was significantly different from the recommended fertilizer dose treatment (2.2 tons/ha.