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Effect of ”komba-komba” Pruning Compost and Planting Time of Mungbean in Intercropping With Maize on Yield and Soil Fauna

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Soil fauna plays an important role in decomposition and nutrient mineralization. The objective of this research was to study the effect of "komba-komba" compost and planting time of mungbean intercropped with maize on yield and soil fauna. The research was conducted in research station of Agricultural Faculty, Haluoleo University. The experiment was laid out using split plot design with two factors ("komba-komba" compost and planting time of mungbean intercropped with maize). The result indicated that the highest net assimilation rate (NAR) of mungbean 5.78 g per cm 2 per week was obtained in the komba-komba compost 10 ton per ha with planting time of mungbean at 14 days after planting (DAP) maize whereas NAR of maize 5.50 g per cm 2 per week was obtained in the planting time of mungbean at 14 DAP maize. Coleoptera and Hymenoptera (Formicidae) were dominant and Shannon's diversity index ranged between 0.32 and 1.28. LER values tended to increase with the addition of "komba-komba" compost in soil and time variation of planting mungbean intercropped with maize. The relation between Shannon's diversity and LER values was variable. Keywords: soil fauna, compost, intercro-pping, planting time, assimilation, LER

Source: AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science

DOI: 10.17503/agrivita-2013-35-1-p013-021

Authors: Laode Sabaruddin, Laode Muhammad Harjoni Kilowasid, Hasbullah Syaf

Institution: Universitas Halu Oleo

Language: English

Topic: Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $250