Utilization of sugar factory wastes as an ameliorant on sugarcane seedling media with bud chips technique

Abstract

Filter mud and boiler ash are sugar factory wastes that have benefits as a soil amendment. The huge quantities of unutilized filter mud and boiler ash was a fuel of this study. The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of sugarcane wastes to planting media for bud chips sugarcane nurseries. This experiment was used randomized group design with three different planting media, consisting of filter mud and soils (P1), boiler ash and soils (P2), and soils only (P3). The sugarcane seeds used were bud chips sugarcane with Bululawang varieties. The results showed that the application of sugar factory wastes in planting media was able to enhance the sugarcane plant growth, including the amount of leaves, the diameter of stem, wet and dry weight of plants in 8 weeks after planting. Sugarcane wastes did not significantly improve the height of plants dan plant roots. Combinations of filter mud and soils has the highest value of vegetative growth compared to other media.