Respon Penggunaan Pupuk Organik Cair NASA dan Air Cucian Beras Terhadap Hasil Mentimun (Cucumis sativus L.)

Abstract

Abstrak. Mentimun merupakan salah satu jenis sayuran dari family Curcubitaceae yang memiliki nilai gizi karena banyak mengandung sumber vitamin dan mineral. Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan hasil mentimun ialah dilakukan pemupukan yang bertujuan agar dapat meningkatkan unsur hara. Pupuk yang digunakan ialah berbentuk cair yaitu Pupuk Organik Cair NASA (POC NASA) dan air cucian beras. Tujuan penelitian ialah mengetahui respon pemberian POC NASA dan air cucian beras terhadap hasil mentimun, serta interaksi antara POC NASA dan air cucian beras. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan II Sektor Timur, Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala, sejak bulan November sampai Desember 2021. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola Faktorial terdiri dari 2 faktor dan 3 ulangan faktor pertama adalah POC NASA (N) terdiri dari 3 taraf yaitu sebagai kontrol yang digunakan tanpa POC NASA (N₀), 2 ml (N₁), dan 3 ml (N₂). Faktor kedua adalah air cucian beras (B) yang diberikan pada media tanam yang terdiri dari 3 taraf yaitu tanpa pemberian air cucian beras (B₀), 100 ml air cucian beras (B₁), dan 200 ml air cucian beras (B₂). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan POC NASA berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter bobot buah dengan konsentrasi terbaik dijumpai pada perlakuan 3 ml, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman, jumlah buah, diameter buah, sedangkan pemberian air cucian beras berpengaruh tidak nyata, serta tidak terdapat interaksi antara POC NASA dan air cucian beras terhadap hasil tanaman mentimun.

Kata Kunci : Air Cucian Beras, Bobot Buah, Hasil, Mentimun, Pupuk Organik Cair NASA, Sayuran buah.

Response to the Use of Fertilizer OrganikLiquid NASA and Rice Wash Water of Yield Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Abstract. Cucumber is a type of vegetable from the family Curcubitaceae which has a nutritional value contains many sources of vitamins and minerals. One of the efforts to increase cucumber yields is fertilization aimed at increasing nutrients. The fertilizers used are in liquid form, Fertilizer Liquid Organic NASA (POC NASA) and rice washing water. The purpose of the study was to determine the response of POC NASA and rice washing water to cucumber yields, as well as the interaction between POC NASA and rice washing water. The research was carried out at the East Sector II Experimental Plant, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, from November to December 2021. This study used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) factorial pattern consisting of 2 factors and the first 3 replay factors were POC NASA (N) which consisted of 3 levels, namely as a control used without POC NASA (N₀), 2 ml (N₁), and 3 ml (N₂). The second factor is rice washing water (B) which is given to the planting media which consists of 3 levels, namely without giving rice washing water (B₀), 100 ml of rice washing water (B₁), and 200 ml of rice washing water (B₂). The results showed that POC NASA had a significant effect on fruit weight parameters with the best concentration found in the 3 ml treatment, but had no real effect on plant height, fruit number, fruit diameter, while rice washing water had an unreal effect, and there was no interaction between POC NASA and rice washing water on cucumber crop yields.

Keywords : Rice Washing Water, Fruit Weight, Yield, Cucumber, Fertilizer Liquid Organik NASA,  Fruit Vegetable.