Open AccessApplication of organic and biofertilizers to increase soil biota diversity and vegetable production
Author(s) -
Wiwik Hartatik,
Diah Setyorini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/648/1/012148
Subject(s) - vermicompost , biofertilizer , tithonia , agronomy , fertilizer , manure , chicken manure , randomized block design , horticulture , biology , nutrient , ecology
The diversity of soil biota and vegetable production could be increased using organic fertilizer and biofertilizer. The objective was to determine the effect of organic fertilizer and biofertilizer on soil biota and vegetable production. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with 6 treatments, 4 replications. The treatments were T1: farmer practice (goat manure + chicken manure (CM) + banana stem dose of 20 t ha −1 ), T2: ( CM+ plant residue (PT)) dose 10 t ha −1 + arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, T3: (CM+PT) dose of 10 t ha −1 + bio-fertilizer (BF), T4: (CM+PT) dose 10 t ha −1 + Tithonia diversifolia 1 t ha −1 , T5: vermicompost 12.5 t ha −1 and T6: vermicompost 10 t ha −1 + BF. The results showed that application of chicken manure + plant residue of 10 t ha −1 and biofertilizer yielded 13.3 t ha −1 of Chinese lettuce and chicken manure + plant residue of 10 t ha −1 + Tithonia yielded 3.8 t ha −1 of broccoli and the diversity of soil biota was significantly high. Vermicompost gave the lowest yield of Chinese lettuce and broccoli due to root disease causing by parasite nematode. Organic fertilizer and biofertilizer increase prospectively soil biota diversity and vegetable production.