Legume litter can be used as compost with the help of bio-activator Trichoderma sp. as a decomposing microorganism. Legume compost can function as a source of organic fertilizer for plants and can reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers. This study aims to determine the best dose combination using inorganic fertilizer balanced with legume compost fertilizer. The study used non factorial randomized block design with 5 levels of treatment that were control, legume compost 20 ton/ha + 100% inorganic fertilizer, legume compost 30 ton/ha + 75% inorganic fertilizer, legume compost 40 ton/ha + 50% inorganic fertilizer, and legume compost 50 ton/ha + 25% inorganic fertilizer. Based on Anova test showed that the application of various combinations of inorganic fertilizer (Urea, SP-36, KCl) and legume compost had significant effect on the age of 2 WAP, 4 WAP and 5 WAP on the parameters of plant height, significant to the parameters cob weight, and had no significant effect on the sweetness level of sweet corn.
Sweet corn requires large nutrients for growth and production. Legume compost can be used as fertilizer to fulfill nutrients that are beneficial for plant growth. The use of legume compost can substitute NPK elements which function for plant growth. Other efforts that can be made to increase sweet corn production due to the narrowing of agricultural land are to increase the plant population, which is usually 1 plant per planting hole can now be added to 2 to 3 plants per planting hole. The purpose of this study was to determine the best dosage combination of legume compost with the number of plants per planting hole. The research was conducted in an experimental field in Politeknik Negeri Jember. The study was conducted using a factorial randomized block design (RBD) with 2 factors, namely the dose of legume compost and the number of plants per planting hole. From this study there were 9 treatment combinations and 3 replications so that there were 27 experimental units. Anova test results showed that the treatment of legume compost dosage and the number of plants per planting hole had no significant effect on the parameters of plant height, number of leaves, corn cob length, corn cob weight, corn cob diameter, and sweetness level, but had significant effect on the parameter of corn cob production per unit observation.
Kesilir Village is one of the villages in Wuluhan District, Jember, East Java with the majority of the population's main livelihood being farmers. One of the youth organizations active in the village is IPNU-IPPNU Kesilir. Most of the organizations that consist of Muslim youths are aged 15-21 years. Based on the problems obtained in the results of the preliminary survey, it was found that there were problems with the youth of the community, including the community's desire to optimize the use of abundant resources in the form of the agricultural sector in Kesilir Village and the solution that we offer to the youth of the Kesilir Village community is in the form of making microgreens As a first step for learning the modern agricultural sector, socialization about microgreens for IPNU-IPPNU Kesilir. The method used is Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) which is an approach method in the process of empowerment and increasing community participation that emphasizes the involvement of IPNU-IPPNU Kesilir in all activities carried out. The techniques used in Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) include the socialization stage, skills training stage and mentoring stage. This activity resulted in socialization of training on making microgreens, and making direct products consisting of microgreens of water spinach and mustard pakcoy. IPPNU-IPPNU youths were provided with a simulation of microgreens cultivation which is easy to do and has high economic value. From this community service, it is hoped that the IPPNU-IPPNU Kesilir will be the pioneers of microgreen cultivation in Kesilir Village, Wuluhan District, Jember. In addition, this activity can be a promising business opportunity because it has a high profit which is expected to be carried out by young people in Kesilir Village, Wuluhan District, Jember.
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