Growth and Production of Three Varieties of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) under Various Composition of Planting Media and Concentration of Liquid Organic Fertilizer (LOF)

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the interaction between the composition of planting media, varieties and concentration of liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) that affects the growth and production of melon plants. The research was conducted at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, under greenhouse conditions. This study used a split-split plot design and there were 27 treatment combinations that were repeated 3 times. Each replication consisted of 3 experimental units, so there were 243 experimental units. The treatment used in the main plot was the planting media, which consisted of 3 compositions of planting media, soil : trichocompost = 1:1, soil : trichocompost = 1:2, soil : trichocompost = 2:1, and sub plots were 3 types of melon varieties, namely: Glamour F1, Rio F, Noni F1, while sub-sub plots the concentration of LOF, that are : without LOF (control), 5 mL.L^-1, and 10 mL.L^-1. The results of this study brought the conclusion that the combination of planting media treatment with a ratio of 1 soil : 2 trichocompost, on Noni F1 variety with an additional concentration of LOF 5 mL.L^-1 produced the best average yield on production which is 0.9 kg plant^-1