Abstract
Lamtoro is a dry land plant that is widely found in East Nusa Tenggara. The abundant availability of this plant causes this plant to be of no economic value. On the other hand, this plant contains a lot of nitrogen which can be used to supply nutrients for plants, by utilizing the leaf extract.Lamtoro leaf extract can be used as organic fertilizer for chili plants, where this plant has economic value and is in great demand by the public. This study aimed to determine the effect of various concentrations of lamtoro leaf extract which showed the best results on cayenne pepper. This research has been carried out on farmers' land located in the Liliba Family, Oebobo District, Kupang City which took place from April 2020 to July 2020. The design used in this study was a randomized block design (RAK) with 5 treatments and 4 replications, with treatment P0 (control), P1 (administration of 200 ccliter of lamtoro extract concentration of water-1), P2 (administration of 250 ccliter of water-1 extract of Lamtoro concentration). ), P3 (Giving Concentration of Lamtoro Extract 300 ccliter water-1), P4 (Giving Concentration of Lamtoro Extract 350 ccliter water-1). The results of this study indicate that the treatment of lamtoro leaf extract has a very significant effect on plant height(111cm), number of leaves (221.25 pieces), number of fruit (175.25 pieces), and fruit weight (128,875 kg).
Highlights
This plant contains a lot of nitrogen which can be used to supply nutrients for plants, by utilizing the leaf extract.Lamtoro leaf extract can be used as organic fertilizer for chili plants, where this plant has economic value and is in great demand by the public
The results of this study indicate that the treatment of lamtoro leaf extract has a very significant effect on plant height(111cm), number of leaves (221.25 pieces), number of fruit (175.25 pieces), and fruit weight (128,875 kg)
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) is a plant that is very familiar to the people of East Nusa Tenggara which has high economic value (Naisanu, 2014)
Summary
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) is a plant that is very familiar to the people of East Nusa Tenggara which has high economic value (Naisanu, 2014). Chili contains a variety of compounds that are useful for human health. Chili contains Lasparaginase and Capsaicin which act as anti-cancer substances (Kilham 2006; Bano & Sivaramakrishnan 1980). Chili plants contain lots of vitamin A and vitamin C and contain capsaicin essential oil, which causes a spicy taste and provides heat when used for spices (kitchen spices). In line with the high demand for cayenne pepper has an impact on increasing the selling price of chili, namely Rp. 120,000/kg. The high price of chili provides an opportunity for the community to cultivate this plant by using organic fertilizer made from plants typical of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) región Naisanu, 2014
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