Study of buffer substrate and Arenga wood fiber size on hydroponic Kailan (Brassica alboglabra)

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Abstract

Kailan is a kind of vegetable that has high economic value, however its prospect is not well developed. One of obstacles in Kailan cultivation is the limitation of fertile soil, that can be solved by using hydroponic substrate. Considering its amount and potential, the fiber waste of Arenga wood was selected as substrate candidate. For that, this research aims to study the growth and yield of Kailan with different soaking treatment using buffer solution and size of Arenga wood fiber in the hydroponic substrate. Research was conducted at Green House Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture Sebelas Maret University Surakarta from February to May 2017. The treatments were soaking buffer solution with EC 1.2 mScm-1; 1.4 mScm-1; and 1.6 mScm-1 and the size of Arenga fiber <1 cm, 1-2 cm and 2-3 cm. In this experiment, sand media was used as control. Result show that, soaking in 1.6 mScm-1 EC buffer solution with Arenga fiber size lower than 3 cm gives higher root volume compared to other treatments combination.

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Harjoko, D., Anggraheny, M. D., & Arniputri, R. B. (2018). Study of buffer substrate and Arenga wood fiber size on hydroponic Kailan (Brassica alboglabra). In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 142). Institute of Physics Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/142/1/012015

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