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Bio-organic, Bio-chemical Fertilizers and N-Fixer (N-Bio Booster) Improve Paddy Yields in the Field Trials at Langkat in Medan, Indonesia

Version 1 : Received: 23 July 2020 / Approved: 24 July 2020 / Online: 24 July 2020 (13:46:30 CEST)

How to cite: Tony Peng, S.H.; Yap, C.K.; Arshad, R.; Chai, E.W. Bio-organic, Bio-chemical Fertilizers and N-Fixer (N-Bio Booster) Improve Paddy Yields in the Field Trials at Langkat in Medan, Indonesia. Preprints 2020, 2020070584. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0584.v1 Tony Peng, S.H.; Yap, C.K.; Arshad, R.; Chai, E.W. Bio-organic, Bio-chemical Fertilizers and N-Fixer (N-Bio Booster) Improve Paddy Yields in the Field Trials at Langkat in Medan, Indonesia. Preprints 2020, 2020070584. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0584.v1

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of All Cosmos Industries (ACI) bio-organic and bio-chemical fertilizers and ACI N-Fixer (N-Bio Booster) on the paddy yields based on the field trial plots at Langkat, Medan, Indonesia. This application of ACI bio-organic fertilizer (NPK 5/5/5) and ACI bio-chemical (NPK 15/15/15) fertilizer and ACI N-Fixer tests were conducted at the paddy farm at Langkat from May-October 2018. This study employed a factorial randomized complete block design which consisted of two factors, namely: Factor I with four types of fertilizers while Factor II consisted of two paddy varieties (Inpari 30 and Inpari 32). Overall, the filled grains in the ACI treatments are significantly (P< 0.05) higher than those in the control treatments that used Normal Chemical Compound NPK. Overall, total weight per meter² (368-617g) in ACI treatments are also significantly (P< 0.05) higher than those (319-371g) in the control treatments. At harvesting time at 105 days after transplanting, significantly higher (P< 0.05) colony counts (13-15 x 106 CFU/mL) (for ACI treatments), than those (8 x 106 CFU/mL) in the controls positively indicated higher total yields of paddy grains per hectare. It was found that the application of ACI bio-organic and bio-chemical fertilizers and ACI N-Fixer can improve paddy yields of the two rice varieties, between 16.4-38.2% (up to 5.75 MT/ha), in the field trial plots at Langkat. These commercial fertilizers play an imperative role in refining the soil fertility and thereby can increase the yield of rice production. Therefore, it is highly recommended that ACI bio-organic and ACI bio-chemical fertilizers and ACI N-Fixer (N-Bio Booster) can be employed to increase the paddy yield in this region.

Keywords

Bio-organic fertilizer; Bio-chemical fertilizer; Grain yield; N-Fixer

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

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