The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving paklobutrasol and calcitor fertilizer and their interaction on the yield of Siamese orange (Citrus nobillis var microcarva L.) conducted in Bayung Gede Village, Kintamani District, Bangli Regency from December 2021 to July 2022. This study using a randomized block design (RAK) with 2 factors arranged in a factorial manner. The first factor that was tried was the administration of Paklobutrazole (P) which consisted of 4 levels, namely: P0 (0 cc/L water), P1 (5 cc/L water), P2 (10 cc/L water). P3 (15 cc/L water) while the second factor is the application of calcitor fertilizer (K) which consists of 4 levels, namely: K0 (0 cc/L water), K1 (3 cc/L water), K2 (6 cc/L water ), K3 (9 cc/L water). Thus, there were 16 combination treatments, each of which was repeated 3 times so that 48 citrus trees were needed. The results showed that the interaction between the administration of Paklobutrasol and Kalsitor Fertilizer (PxK) had no significant effect on all observed variables. The highest harvested fruit weight per tree was obtained in the treatment with Paklobutrasol 15cc/tree, which was 7.77 kg or an increase of 78.21% when compared to the treatment without Paklobutrasol, which was 4.36 kg, while the highest harvested fruit weight per tree was obtained in the treatment with Calcitor Fertilizer 9cc/tree, which was 6.90. kg or an increase of 28.49% compared to the treatment without the application of calcitor fertilizer, namely 5.37 kg.
Empowerment of Horticultural Farmers: The Case of Werdhi Guna Farmer Group of Pempatan Village, Rendang District, Karangasem Regency Pempatan Village, Rendang District, Karangasem Regency has great vegetable potential, but farmers have not been able to utilize the condition well. There needs to be empowerment to increase farmer's income and farmer's prosperity. The purpose of this research is to know (1) horticultural potential (2) process of empowering horticulture farmers. This research used qualitative and quantitative analysis methods. The results showed the potential of vegetable horticulture (Olericulture) in Werdhi Guna Farmer Group with the achievement of score 4.2 with the good category meaning that Werdhi Guna Farmer Group has a tropical area and is suitable for horticultural cultivation. Horticultural plants grow with maximum results, seen from the fact that vegetable crops are fertile although obstacles still persist such as the limited availability of water for watering plants. As for the empowerment of farmers, it is of good category with averageachievement score of 3.9 meaning that the farmers play an important role in horticultural cultivation and the importance of government roles given to Werdhi Guna Farmer Group in enhancing knowledge or innovation in agriculture. In this research, it is suggested that farmers in Werdhi Guna Farmer Group are expected to be able to increase their horticultural products in order to be able to compete in the market to improve farmer's welfare, and of course to promote vegetable farming (Olericulture) and the government should pay more attention to horticultural farmers and provide support in the form of aid and training that can make them able to increase their farming.
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