Effects Of Various Planting Media On Growth Performance Of Melon Plants Grafted With Squash Rootstock

B.U, Yusuf and Rahayu, Arifah and Mulyaningsih, Yanyan Effects Of Various Planting Media On Growth Performance Of Melon Plants Grafted With Squash Rootstock. Effects Of Various Planting Media On Growth Performance Of Melon Plants Grafted With Squash Rootstock, 9 (4). ISSN 2277-8616

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Abstract

Java region, excluding West Java, is a production center of melon (Cucumis melo L.). Efforts including the application of grafting method should be done in order to make the plant grow well in West Java region. Squash (Cucurbita maxima) is an appropriate plant to be used as roostock for melon grafting as squash has a close kinship with melon and grows well in West Java region. Planting medium composition is known to have significant effects on the growth of melon plants. This study was aimed at assessing the combination effects of squash accession as rootstock and various planting media on the growth of grafted melon plants. A factorial completely randomized design with two factors was used. The first factor was planting media compositions including 100% soil (control), 25% compost + 75% soil, 50% compost + 50% soil, 25% rice husk charcoal + 75% soil, and 50% rice husk charcoal + 50% soil. The second factor was squash accessions as rootstock including Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi accessions. Grafting was conducted by using slanting technique. Results showed that the use of Sukabumi accession rootstock resulted in more successful grafting, higher rootstock diameter, plant height, number of leaves, number of internodes, and leaf area than that of Bogor and Cianjur accessions. Compared to the use of rice husk charcoal, the use of compost in planting media resulted in plants with higher diameter of rootstock, plant height, number of leaves, number of internodes, and leaf area.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions: Fakultas Pertanian (FAPERTA) > Agroteknologi
Depositing User: Andri Brawijaya
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2021 07:05
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2021 07:05
URI: http://repository.unida.ac.id/id/eprint/757

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