GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIGOFERA ARRECTA UNDER DIFFERENT SHADING LEVEL



T. Akbarillah(1*), Sutriyono Sutriyono(2), D.A. Nugraha(3), Hidayatl Hidayatl(4)

(1) Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University Jalan Raya Kandang Lirnun, Bengkulu
(2) Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University Jalan Raya Kandang Lirnun, Bengkulu
(3) Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University Jalan Raya Kandang Lirnun, Bengkulu
(4) Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University Jalan Raya Kandang Lirnun, Bengkulu
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


The experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth characteristics of
Indigafera arrecta under different shading level. Eighty-one Indigofera arrecta
transplanted to poly bag containing mixture soil and compost with the ratio of 5:1.
The plants were randomly assigned to three groups of treatment. The groups were :
(P1) without shading as a control, (P2) 55% shading, and (P3) 75% shading. Para
net was used as shading material. Height of plant, number of leaves, and number of
leaf branches were measured weekly for 8 weeks. The results showed that height of
plant, number of leaves, and number of leaf branches were significantly different
among the treatment (P<0.01). Plants with 55% shading was the best among three
treatments especially on their growth characteristics.


Keywords


Growth, Indigofera, Shading

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