The Response of giving Gamal, Calliandra, and Lamtoro leaves compost fertilizer to Stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) growth

Abstract

Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) is a herbaceous plant, a sweet plant that can replace cane sugar. This plant is a shortday crop that can be harvested within 40-60 DAP. Compost is an organic fertilizer that is made by utilizing the weathering process from the interaction of microorganisms and decomposing bacteria. One of the litters can be utilized include gamal, calliandra and lamtoro. The purpose was to determine the effect of the three composts on the growth and productivity of the stevia. The analysis method used a completely randomized design (CRD) with one factor and four treatments. The results showed that compost had a significant effect on all observed variables including height, diameter, number of leaves, fresh weight and plant biomass. The highest growth and productivity of stevia plants were produced by stevia plants in treatment P3 (lamtoro compost), which influenced all observed aspects, including height and diameter (21.7 and 2 cm), number of leaves (152 leaves), total wet and dry weight (16.54 and 3.58). The lowest yields were produced in treatment P0 (control), which only increases the height and diameter by 5.81 and 1 cm, with only 60 leaves and 6.25 and 1.28 grams for dry and wet weights, respectively.