The effect combination of organic and inorganic fertilizer on okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus) growth

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Author: Shampazuraini S.; Ameera Z.M.M.Z.; Noer Hartini D.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85164576861&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1182%2f1%2f012053&partnerID=40&md5=cb4b9ca1a49e4c9181764b961e9604ea

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is the most commonly and popular vegetables. The application of inorganic fertilizer is very important to increase the productivity of the crop, but overuse of inorganic fertilizer can lead to soil acidification that can affect the plant growth. The purpose of these study is to determine the effectiveness combination rate of organic and inorganic fertilizer toward okra growth and yield performance. This study was conducted in a greenhouse by using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replicates. The study was used chicken dung as organic fertilizer. The treatments applied were T0 (NPK), T1 (NPK + 20 g chicken dung), T2 (NPK + 40 g chicken dung), and T3 (NPK + 60 g chicken dung). NPK green was applied only one-time during 14 days after sowing (DAS) and was continued with NPK blue. T3 showed an increasing in fresh pod yield. Thus, combination of organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer was showed the positive effect to the crop production. The combination of organic and inorganic fertilizer was proven to be the most effective in okra production. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.