APPLICATION OF MAGNETIC FIELDS IN SEVERAL MUSTARD VARIETIES WITH NFT HYDROPONIC SYSTEM ON GROWTH AND YIELD

Abstract

<p>Increasing total national mustard consumption encourages an increase in productivity for mustard cultivation in Indonesia, which is contradictory to the availability of land for mustard cultivation. Therefore, cultivation with the NFT Hydroponics system with the application of a magnetic field and using of the best varieties can be a solution to these problems. The magnetic field can accelerate seed germination and magnetized water. The purpose of this study was to determine the interaction of magnetic field application with varieties on the growth and yield of mustard using the NFT hydroponic system. This experiment used a split-plot design consisting of 2 factors and 3 replications. The magnetic field application as the main plot consisted of 2 levels, without magnetic field application (M0) and magnetic field application (M1), while the varieties as sub-plots consisted of 5 levels, Tosakan (V1), Shinta (V2), Dakota ( V3), IRR(V4) and Nauli F1 (V5). The observation variables were plant height, number of leaves, wet weight, dry weight, and root volume. The results showed, there was a significant interaction only on the number of leaves with the best treatment M1V5 (16 number of leaves). The magnetic field factor has a significant effect on all variables except dry weight. </p>