Applying organic fertilizer in cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) – mungbean ( Vigna radiata ) intercropped to improve dryland productivity

Organic matter content in the dryland farming system tends to decrease rapidlyin most of arid region of Eastern Indonesia. This experiment aimed to test that hypothesis by growing casava and mungbean with and without organic fertilizer (cattle manure) under monoculture and intercropping. The study u...

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Published inE3S Web of Conferences Vol. 306; p. 4017
Main Authors Widiastuti, Eka, Erawati, Baiq Tri Ratna, Hipi, Awaludin, Zulhaedar, Fitria
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2021
Subjects
Agricultural practices
Arid lands
Arid regions
Arid zones
Beans
Cassava
Cattle
Cattle manure
Composting
Composts
Crop yield
Cropping systems
Design factors
Dryland farming
Fertilizers
Intercropping
Manures
Monoculture
Organic fertilizers
Organic matter
Productivity
Tubers
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Summary:Organic matter content in the dryland farming system tends to decrease rapidlyin most of arid region of Eastern Indonesia. This experiment aimed to test that hypothesis by growing casava and mungbean with and without organic fertilizer (cattle manure) under monoculture and intercropping. The study used a factorial completely randomized block design. The first factor is two cropping systems, namely monoculture and intercropping, the second factor is 2 applications of organic fertilizer (compost), namely 1) No compost and 2) Compost. Each treatment uses 6 replications. The results showed a significant effect of treatment on cassava yield component and productivity, while mungbean growth and yield was similar between treatment. Cassava grown under intercropping system with additional cattle manure was significantly produced the longest tuber (71.40 cm) and the largest number of tubers (6.40 tubers.plant -1 ). It also contributed to the highest tuber productivity (28.40 t.h -1 ), followed by yield of casava under intercropping system without compost (26.00 t.h -1 ), then the casava monoculture system with compost (21.80 t.h -1 ). The least was the monoculture system without compost (21.70 t.h -1 ). This experiment proved that additional organic fertilizer under intercropping system could increase the productivity of dryland (LER = 2.13).
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202130604017