Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings

Black pepper is a high nutrient-demanding crop; however, high application rates of the chemical fertilizer may give a negative impact on the environment and human health. Coapplication of the chemical fertilizer with biological fertilizers or biological agents is very important to support growth and...

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Main Authors: Netty Syam, Hidrawati, St. Sabahannur, Akbar Nurdin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Agronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9953239
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Akbar Nurdin
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description Black pepper is a high nutrient-demanding crop; however, high application rates of the chemical fertilizer may give a negative impact on the environment and human health. Coapplication of the chemical fertilizer with biological fertilizers or biological agents is very important to support growth and high yield. This field experiment was carried out to study the effect of Trichoderma harzianum and foliar fertilization on the vegetative growth of black pepper. The study was conducted for 4 months. The research method was arranged in a factorial based on randomized block design (RBD). The first factor was the application of Trichoderma (50 g, 75 g, and 100 g per plant), and the second one was foliar fertilizers (1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and without foliar fertilizer as the control). The treatments were repeated three times. The results showed that the application of both Trichoderma and foliar fertilizer affected the rate of shoot growth, the number of leaves, and the emergence time on black pepper seedlings under the nursery conditions. The application of 50 g/plant of Trichoderma and 1.5% of the foliar fertilizer resulted in 26% longer shoot length and 54% more leaves and accelerated the appearance of shoots 10 days earlier compared to without Trichoderma and the foliar fertilizer.
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spelling doaj-art-5d359698e080438284dc256091ee3e522025-08-20T02:04:59ZengWileyInternational Journal of Agronomy1687-81591687-81672021-01-01202110.1155/2021/99532399953239Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) SeedlingsNetty Syam0Hidrawati1St. Sabahannur2Akbar Nurdin3Agrotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90231, IndonesiaAgrotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90231, IndonesiaAgrotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90231, IndonesiaAgrotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90231, IndonesiaBlack pepper is a high nutrient-demanding crop; however, high application rates of the chemical fertilizer may give a negative impact on the environment and human health. Coapplication of the chemical fertilizer with biological fertilizers or biological agents is very important to support growth and high yield. This field experiment was carried out to study the effect of Trichoderma harzianum and foliar fertilization on the vegetative growth of black pepper. The study was conducted for 4 months. The research method was arranged in a factorial based on randomized block design (RBD). The first factor was the application of Trichoderma (50 g, 75 g, and 100 g per plant), and the second one was foliar fertilizers (1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and without foliar fertilizer as the control). The treatments were repeated three times. The results showed that the application of both Trichoderma and foliar fertilizer affected the rate of shoot growth, the number of leaves, and the emergence time on black pepper seedlings under the nursery conditions. The application of 50 g/plant of Trichoderma and 1.5% of the foliar fertilizer resulted in 26% longer shoot length and 54% more leaves and accelerated the appearance of shoots 10 days earlier compared to without Trichoderma and the foliar fertilizer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9953239
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International Journal of Agronomy
title Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings
title_full Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings
title_fullStr Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings
title_short Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings
title_sort effects of trichoderma and foliar fertilizer on the vegetative growth of black pepper piper nigrum l seedlings
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