UTILIZATION OF ORGANIC LIQUID COFFE FERTILIZER (COFFEA ARABICA L.) AS HYDROPONIC NUTRITION IN MUSTARD PLANTS (BRASSICA JUNCEA L.)

Abstract

As mustard greens contain various benefits that are beneficial to health, because the mustard greens contain vitamins and minerals that play an important role in the process of growth and metabolism of the body. One way to grow vegetables in a narrow area is to use a hydroponic system. Hydroponics is a way of farming without using soil media but uses water as a medium and uses nutrients as nutrients for plant growth. Hydroponic cultivation is one of the efforts to obtain quality agricultural products, healthy, and free of pesticides. However, the use of hydroponic nutrients for now is still sourced from chemical fertilizers. Therefore, one solution to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers can be used organic fertilizers, namely liquid organic fertilizer which is more easily absorbed by plants because the elements in it have been decomposed. One of the wastes that can be used as liquid organic fertilizer is coffee grounds waste. This study aims to determine the use of liquid organic fertilizer coffee grounds (Coffea arabica L.) as hydroponic nutrients in mustard plants (Brassica juncea L.). This research was conducted from February to April 2020, located at the Integrated Research Laboratory and the wire house of the Department of Biology FMIPA UNP. This study uses a completely randomized design (RAL) with 5 treatments and 3 replications. Data were analyzed using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and DNMRT follow-up tests at the 5% level. The results showed that various concentrations of hydroponic nutrient solution with liquid organic fertilizer based on coffee grounds had a significant effect on increasing the growth of mustard plants (Brassica juncea L.) both from plant height, number of leaves and leaf area. Keywords: Coffea Grounds, Hydroponics, Liquid Organic Fertilizer, Plant Sawi