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VOL. 5, ISSUE 6 (2020)
Waste treatment used as organic fertilizer in Palu city, Indonesia and its effects on several types of plants
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Muhardi
Abstract
One of the techniques for utilizing municipal waste is to process it into organic fertilizer. Municipal waste (market waste and feces) can become organic fertilizer in the form of bokashi. This research aimed to analyze the organic content of municipal waste, especially market waste and feces, and its effect on the growth of several types of plants in and around the region of Palu City, Indonesia. The research consisted of two parts, namely the production process of organic fertilizers and application of the products to several types of plants, namely: sweet corn, shallots, angsana, flower paper / Bougainville, and glodokan plant seeds. The results show that the characteristics of the market waste in Palu City consisted of 85% organic and 15% inorganic matter. Public markets (Manonda and Masomba) have a lower part proportion of organic material (79.8%) than the vegetable market in Petobo (90.2%). The resulting organic fertilizer products have met the compost quality standards with the N content of 1.66%. However, the C / N ratio is still quite high (26.4), which is still above the ideal conditions (12 to 15). The results of the statistical analysis of organic fertilizer application show a significant effect on plant height and the number of leaves of sweet corn; as well as an increase in the number of leaves on the glodokan plant. Meanwhile, some of the other growth variables and all the observation variables for shallot and angsana plants have not been proven.
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Pages:300-304
How to cite this article:
Muhardi "Waste treatment used as organic fertilizer in Palu city, Indonesia and its effects on several types of plants". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 5, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 300-304
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