Abstract-O. rhinoceros horn beetle (Coleoptera
The acclimatization process of cultured plants needs special attention because it is a critical period for adaptation to In-Vivo conditions. The environmental changes and the imperfection of planlet anatomy are important things that need to be considered to support the growth of Dendrobium orchid planlet. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of planting media type and its positioning on the Dendrobium orchid adaptability during acclimatization process. This study was conducted from March to Mei 2017 in AIAT North Sumatra tissue culture laboratory and screen house. The experimental design used in this study was a randomized group design with five replications. The treatment consisted of planting media and pot position model. The planting media combination were fern+wood charcoal (M0); fern+coconut fibre (M1); ferns+broken bricks (M2); fern+wood charcoal+coconut fibre (M3); and ferns+wood charcoal+coconut fibre+broken bricks (M4) while the pot position model were laying (P0) and hanging (P1) model. Morphological parameters observed were growing plant percentage, plant height, leaves number, roots number, and roots length. The results showed that the best planting media and pot position combination supported the Dendrobium orchid growth were found in ferns and wood charcoal (M0) and ferns and bricks (M2) with lying model (P0).
Objectives: This study aims to determine the growth response of oil palm seedlings to VAM and to determine the appropriate VAM dose for oil palm seedling growth. Methods: This study took place in the screen house and plant protection laboratory and VAM isolate starters were gathered from the work area. The test used a factorial completely randomized design (CRD) with 2. The first treatment was VAM dose with 4 factors and the second was NPK fertilizer with two factors. The VAM was applied for one month after germination and plant maintenance for 16 weeks with seven parameters. Findings: The results show that the VAM dose treatment and the application of NPK fertilizer did not have a significant effect on the growth of oil palm seedlings in the pre-nursery (16 weeks) so it took a long time to see the role of VAM in oil palm seedlings. The application of VAM 150 g/polybag on oil palm seedlings in pre-nursery tended to give the best response to the growth of seedling height, a number of leaves, fresh weight of the crown, dry weight of the crown, fresh weight of roots, dry weight of roots and root volume. The VAM inoculum supplied made symbiosis with oil palm seedling roots with a high infection rate. The number of VAM spores in the media and the percentage of colonization on the roots were influenced by the dose of VAM inoculum given. Novelty: Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM) Fungus in oil palm seeds are important to increase the growth of the number of leaves, fresh weight of the crown, and dry weight of the crown. Efforts to increase the quality and quantity of oil palm production are appropriately necessary so that the desired target can be achieved.
The presence of fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith, in Indonesian corn plantations caused the farmers' dependence on chemical insecticides increased. Since chemical pesticides have several side effects, it is necessary to develop another alternative to FAW management. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of biosilica fertilizer against FAW incidence and its effect on maize production. A factorial experiment was arranged in two factors, the first factor was biosilica doses with varied doses of 1, 2, and 3 l/ha; the second factor was the number of applications at 1, 2, and 3 times. The results demonstrated that the application of biosilica fertilizer 2 - 3 l/ha as foliar spray three times starting from 10 days after growing reduced the fall armyworm infestation significantly as compared to control treatment. No significant differences were observed in the vegetative characteristics of corn plants, i.e height and the number of leaves, in response to doses and application number of biosilica. Application of biosilica 2 - 3 l/ha improved the yield attributing characters of the corn plant and increased the production as compared to other treatments including control treatment. We conclude that biosilica fertilizer can be used as an alternative for FAW management.
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