The effect of giving organic lamtoro leaf fertilizer (Leucaena leucocephala) to the growth of citronella seedlings (Cymbopogon nardus)

will be presented at Friday, 23 May 2025, 14.55 (GMT +7)

Abstract

Lamtoro leaf organic fertilizer can replace inorganic fertilizer for citronella plants so it can reduce production costs. This research aims to: (1) Analyze the effect of applying lamtoro leaf organic fertilizer by sowing, immersing and composting on the growth of citronella plants (2) Analyze the best way of applying lamtoro leaf organic fertilizer on the growth of citronella plants. The method used in this research was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 1 factor and 4 treatments, namely control treatment, lamtoro leaf compost fertilizer, fresh leaf fertilizer sown, and fresh leaf fertilizer immersed. Each treatment had 5 replications so that 20 seedlings were observed. The results of the research showed that the different methods of applying lamtoro leaf compost fertilizer did not have a significant effect on the height of the citronella plant, but had a significant effect on the diameter of the plant, the number of leaves, the number of tillers, the fresh weight of the leaves and roots, and the dry weight of the leaves and roots. Lamtoro leaf compost has the best effect on the growth of citronella plants.