Comparison of mineral content of cuscus manure fertilizer and its trial results on the growth of Setaria sphacelata

Abstract

This study aims to determine the mineral content of cuscus’ manure and its utilization on the growth of Setaria spachelata grass. The study was designed with a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 treatments (control / P0; cuscus manure from banana fruit feed / P1; and cuscus manure from avocado / P2) and 5 replications. The dose of organic fecal fertilizer for cuscus, 40 grams / polybag. The setaria seedlings used were adult poles measuring 20 cm, which were planted in polybags measuring 30 x 15 cm and weighing 5 kg of soil. The results showed that there were differences content in manure mineral among the types of fruit eaten as feed. Furthermore, its use on setaria grass was able to increase its growth, namely plant height, number of leaves and number of tillers, the control treatment was significantly different from treatment P1 and P2 (P <0.05), but between P1 and P2 did not show any differences. Plant height ranges from 35.10-39.10 cm, the number of leaves is 71-101, while the number of tillers is 13-21 tillers per polybag. The cuscus manure has the potential as organic fertilizer.