Application of Bokashi, Vermicompost, and Residue of Coffee Testa Bioconversion by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) on the Production of Japanese Cucumber (Luffa acutangula)
- DOI
- 10.2991/absr.k.210621.013How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Bioconversion, Japanese cucumber, organic fertilizer, production
- Abstract
Japanese cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is one of the high-value crops cultivated by farmers at small farms in Sumedang, West Java. The preferences of the customer to health and organic cucumber encourage the development of an organic cultivation system for this crop. One of the most important components of crop production is fertilizer. In this study, three types of organic fertilizers (1) bokashi, (2) vermicompost, and (3) coffee testa that was composted by application of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as a decomposer. The growth parameters (plant height and leaves number), harvest (number and weight of fruits), and productivity efficiency (calculated by mass and energy balance) of application of organic fertilizer compared to the control group (only soil). The cucumber was planted in a polybag filled with a 4.5 kg growth medium (3 kg soil and 1.5 kg organic fertilizer for treatment groups and full soil for control). The result showed vermicompost group has the best growth parameter and harvest. On the other hand, the control group had slightly higher production efficiency than other groups, the possible factors that affect the production will be discussed.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Ramadhani Eka Putra AU - Rilvi Abilia Tesa AU - Mia Rosmiati AU - Angga Dwiartama PY - 2021 DA - 2021/06/23 TI - Application of Bokashi, Vermicompost, and Residue of Coffee Testa Bioconversion by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) on the Production of Japanese Cucumber (Luffa acutangula) BT - Proceedings of the 3rd KOBI Congress, International and National Conferences (KOBICINC 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 72 EP - 76 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.210621.013 DO - 10.2991/absr.k.210621.013 ID - Putra2021 ER -