Abstract
<p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Talas banana (<em>Musa paradisiaca</em> var. <em>sapientum</em> L.) has a high economic value. However, because of slowly breeding, a quick way of propagation: i.e. in vitro is required.Peatlands inSouth Kalimantan are quite large and has potential to be used for planting area of Talas banana. The acclimatization of seedlings planted on the peatsrequires more fertilizers, considering the low nutrient content of the peats. This study aims to determine the chicken manure and nitrogen-phosphor-potassium (NPK) fertilizer on the growth of Talasbanana acclimatized in peatlands. This study applied a randomized block design (RBD) factorial: (1) the amount of chicken manure (K), namely: k<sub>1</sub> = 5 t ha<sup>-1</sup>; k<sub>2</sub> = 10 t ha<sup>-1</sup>; k<sub>3</sub> = 15 t ha<sup>-1</sup>; k<sub>4</sub> = 20 t ha<sup>-1</sup>, and (2) the amount of NPK fertilizers (P), namely: p<sub>1</sub> = 200 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>; p<sub>2</sub> = 250 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>; p<sub>3</sub> = 300 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>. Therefore, 12 treatments. DITAMBAHKAN TERDAPAT 12 PERLAKUAN. All treatments have 3 replicates. The results of the experiment showed that there was no interaction between doses of chicken manure with NPK. The amount of chicken manure 5 t ha<sup>-1</sup> resulted in the highest increment of plant height observed at 2<sup>nd</sup>, 4<sup>th</sup>, 6<sup>th</sup>, 8<sup>th</sup>, 10<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup>week after planting, increment of stem diameter, addition of leaf number, width and length of leaves.The results of experiment also revealed that the best increment of plant height observed at 8<sup>th</sup> week after planting and stem diameter observed at 4<sup>th</sup> week after planting was obtained by 250 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>of NPK fertilizer application. KOMBINASI TIDAK BERPENGARUH</p>Key-word: propagation; in vitro; peatlands; chicken manure; Talas banana
Highlights
Talas banana (Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum L.), an indigenous commodity in the South Kalimantan Province, has a high economical value
Results of soil analyses showed that peatlands used in this study study contained 1.35% of total N, 626.89 mg P2O5/100 g, K2O 49.75 mg/100 g and had a pH of 3.98
Interaction of the amount of chicken manure and NPK fertilizer had no significant effect on the increment of plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves and the width and length of leaves
Summary
Talas banana (Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum L.), an indigenous commodity in the South Kalimantan Province, has a high economical value. Sapientum L.), an indigenous commodity in the South Kalimantan Province, has a high economical value. Conventional propagation of Talas banana is relatively slow, which only produce 5-7 suckers per year (Aspariah, 2007). Other technique such as in vitro is required to enhance production of banana seeds. Pierick (1990) reported that micropropagation provide an efficient method to produce clonal populations of diverse species of banana in a short time and is relatively free of banana disease. Free mass propagation of a wide range of banana species is feasible (Elisama et al, 2013).
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