Combined effects of provenance and NPK-fertilizer on nursery performance of kelor (Moringa oleifera) seedlings

Abstract

Kelor (Moringa oleifera) is a superfood that serves potential benefits as a highly nutritious food. The research on kelor in Riau, Indonesia, is still very rare. This study aimed to determine the effect of a combination between provenances and doses of NPK-fertilizer on the growth of kelor seedlings in the nursery. The study was conducted from March to June 2020 in Kuok, Kampar regency, Riau. It was a factorial trial arranged in a split-plot design with three replications. Two provenances from Riau and NTT were arranged as the main plot. Four level doses of NPK-fertilizer, 5 g, 7 g, 9 g, and 0 g, were arranged as the subplot. Seedling height, diameter, survival, number of leaves, and leaf colour were observed. The interaction between P2 and F2 had the best effect on diameter at 3 MAS, while P2 and F4 had the best effect on survival at 1 MAS. The dose of 5 g NPK tended to have a better effect on the height, the number of leaves, survival, and leaf colour at 1 MAS. To stimulate the diameter growth, additional doses of NPK can be given after the kelor seedling reaches a minimum age of 3 MAS.

Response of Turnera subulata cuttings to various types of compound fertilizers and growing medium

“…This was feasible due to the fact that an excessive amount of potassium is not required during the early stages of T. subulata cuttings plant development. More nitrogen is required while the plant is first starting to grow, whereas more phosphorus is required when the plant is flowering [14], [15], [27], [28]. In consequence of this, T. subulata treated with NPK Mutiara and given the appropriate growing medium in the form of a mixture of soil and rice husk ash was able to demonstrate higher values than various growing medium treated with NPK Grower (Tables 1 and 2).…”

Potential of Moringa oleifera extract-incorporated with folic acid-conjugated gold nanoparticles as an oral squamous cell carcinoma therapy by modulating intrinsic apoptotic pathway: A narrative review

“…Globally, Mo is known under various aliases horseradish tree, drum stick tree, benzoil tree, marango, mlonge, moonga, mulangay, nebeday, saijhan, sajna, and ben oil, whereas in Indonesia, it is known as kelor. [22,23] Mo's taxonomic classification is listed in Table 1.…”