Manure Utilization from Cows, Goats, and Chickens as Compost, Biochar, and Poschar in Increasing the Red Chili Yield

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the characteristics of biochar, compost, and poschar from livestock manure waste and its effect on the yield of red chili plants. Randomized Block Design (RBD) with nested patterns was used in this study. The treatment composition consisted of 9 types of fertilizer (cow compost, goat compost, chicken compost, beef biochar, goat biochar, chicken biochar, beef poschar, goat poschar, and chicken poschar), and 3 levels of fertilizer doses (5, 10, and 15-ton ha -1 ) and one control treatment. The results showed that the type of fertilizer treatment did not significantly influence all observed variables, except the maximum plant height and fresh weight of shoot had a very significant effect. While the dose of fertilizer did not have a significant effect on most of the variables observed except for the height of the chili plant, the weight of the fresh stem and leaves, and the weight of the fresh chili harvested. In various types of fertilizer treatments, the maximum plant height obtained in chicken biochar (111.53 cm), which shows a slight difference when it was compared with the lowest plant height of 99.58 cm in biochar goat. The treatment of compost, biochar, and poschar sourced from 15 tons ha -1 chicken manure achieved the highest yields of fresh weight of chili harvested respectively 266.06 g, 270.95 g, and 280.05 g which were significantly increased 39.16%, 41.72%, and 46.48% compared with control (without treatments).

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“…The highest fresh weight of chili fruit was obtained in the treatment of compost dosages of 30 tons per ha and biochar made from coconut shells [14]. The results of the research by [15] show that providing 15 tons per ha of compost and biochar from chicken manure gives the best results compared to compost and biochar from cow and goat manure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of compost and biochar made from livestock manure and its interaction on the growth and yield of red chilies.…”

Potential Availability of Indigenous Resources to Reduce Agriculture Environmental Problems in Klaten, Indonesia

“…The main challenge to all of the stakeholders in this effort is to ensure the availability of indigenous materials used for organic fertilizer production to gain better income for all of the farmers. It because fertilizer usage had a very significant influence on maximum plants [29]. The basic organic farming scheme is a self-sufficient function based on the natural practice of fertilizer usage [30].…”

Application of Compost and Biochar from Cow, Goat, and Chicken Manure to Restore Soil Fertility and Yield of Red Chili

“…Biochar is black charcoal grains that contain a lot of carbon resulting from heating or burning biomass in a closed space and with little oxygen. Biochar can also be produced through incomplete combustion by charcoal [6] from agricultural biomass derived from plant waste or livestock waste, producing charcoal or biochar. The treatment of biochar can restore soil fertility and by increasing soil acidity (soil pH), increasing the association of beneficial microbes and fungi, maintaining nutrients, and increasing soil CEC.…”