The Effect Of Rice Straw Compost And NPK Fertilizer Mixture On The Growth And Yield Of Okra Plant In Allluvial Soil

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  • UPA CHRISTIAN DAVIDSON SITOMPUL Tanjungpura University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26418/akha.v3i2.99089

Keywords:

Alluvial, Compost, NPK, Okra, Rice Straw

Abstract

Okra plants (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) can be developed in alluvial soils as a growing medium only with low soil fertility. The application of a mixed fertilizer between rice straw compost and NPK compound fertilizer is expected to meet the needs of okra plants for nutrient availability, and can help increase okra production in alluvial soils. This study aims to obtain a mixed dose of rice straw compost and NPK fertilizer for the growth and yield of okra plants that are best in alluvial soil and the efficiency of using inorganic fertilizers. The research lasted for ± 4 months and the location of the research was carried out on land located on Kiwi Street, Kuala Dua Village, Griya Alkus Complex, starting from January 10, 2024 to April 5, 2025. This study used a Complete Random Design with one factor consisting of 7 levels of mixture of rice straw compost and NPK fertilizer. Each treatment was repeated 4 times, each repeat consisted of 4 plant sample plants, so that the total sample was 112 plants. The composition of the mixture of rice straw compost and NPK fertilizer is: a1 = 10 tons/ha + 500 kg/ha, a2 = 10 tons/ha + 375 kg/ha, a3 = 20 tons/ha + 500 kg/ha, a4 = 20 tons/ha + 375 kg/ha, a5 = 20 tons/ha + 250 kg/ha, a6 = 30 tons/ha + 375 kg/ha, a7 = 30 tons/ha + 250 kg/ha. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that the mixed dose of 30 tons/ha of rice straw compost and 250 kg/ha of NPK fertilizer produced the highest growth and yield of okra plants against the observation variables of plant height of 3 MST, dry weight, fruit length and fruit weight per plant in alluvial soil. The results obtained are no different from the use of 20 tons/ha of rice straw and 250 kg/ha of NPK fertilizer. The use of 20 tons/ha of rice straw and 250 kg/ha of NPK fertilizer resulted in a 50% savings in the use of NPK compound fertilizer.

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2025-07-31

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): AGRO KHATULISTIWA

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