Uji Teknis dan Ekonomis Komponen Pengendalian Hama Penyakit Terpadu pada Usaha Tani Tomat

Abstract

Tomato is an important horticultural commodity, but the production is still low. One of the causes is the attack of pests and diseases. Integrated pest-disease management (IPDM) packages in order to increase tomato production need to be assessed. This study was conducted in November 2013-February 2014 with two integrated pest-disease control packages namely the Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) utilization package; package of utilization of local microorganisms. As a comparison, local farmers' practices were selected. The results show that plant growth and production of tomato using PGPR was the highest. The rate of attack of some pests and diseases in both IPDM is relatively lower than the farmers' practicess. Economic analysis also shows that the benefits gained with IPDM were higher than those of farmers' practices.