Calamansi is the leading horticultural commodity of Bengkulu City. The study aimed to determine the best combination between Growmore doses and local microorganisms for the growth and flowering of Calamansi. This study used a Factorial Complete Randomized Design (CRD). The first factor of Local Microorganisms (M) consists of two levels, namely without being given (M0) and given Local Microorganisms (M1). The second factor of Growmore (D) dose consists of four levels, namely 0 g / L (D0), 1 g / L (D1), 2 g / L (D2), 3 g / L (D3). The results showed that there was no difference in the combination between the treatment of local microorganisms and the dose of Growmore both on the growth and flowering of the potting of calamansi. In a single factor, Growmore doses have an intangible effect on the growth and flowering of the potting of calamansi. Likewise, a single factor of local microorganisms exerts an unreal influence on the growth and flowering of the potting of calamansi.

[PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY OF CANTALOUPE AT DIFFERENT RATES OF FRUIT THINNING AND NPK FERTILIZER APPLICATION]. Productivity and fruit quality of cantaloupe depend on the availability of nutrients and the number of fruits maintained. The aim of this study was to compare the productivity and fruit quality of cantaloupe at different rates of fruit thinning and NPK fertilizer application. The research was conducted in August-October 2020 on street Kapuas V, Lingkar Barat Village, Gading Cempaka District, Bengkulu city. A field experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications for alloting two factorial treatments structure, namely rates of fruit thinning (no fruit thinning, thinned to one fruit /plant, thinned to two fruits/plant, and thinned to three fruits/plant) and rates of NPK fertilizer application (400, 600, and 800 kg/ha) on rhe experimental plots. The results showed that fruit thinnings resulted no increament in crop productivity, but the fruit quality was improved as fewer number of fruits were retained on each plant. The NPK fertilizer at 400, 600, and 800 kg/ha were not able to increase the productivity of cantaloupe  and the quality of the  produced fruit when  the application were made only at planting and 23 days after planting.