This research, the effect of silica fertilizer (Si) and salinity stress on the growth of attractive woman plants on Entisol soil was examined. It was found that high salinity caused a decrease in plant development, biomass, yield, photosynthesis, and water use efficiency. Salinity stress also impacted the semantic, biochemical, and physiological processes of plants. Attractive woman is a commonly grown vegetable crop, but it is often wasted. The research was conducted from January 2020 to April 2020 in ex-farm screen families, Agronomy and Gardening laboratories, and Soil Skill laboratories at the Skill of Agriculture, Jenderal Soedinnan Academy. The experiment used a factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 2 determinants: the level of conductivity (KO= 0 ds/m/pot, KI = 1 ds/m/marijuana, K2 = 2 ds/m/pot, and K3 = 3 ds/m/marijuana) and doses of Si fertilizer (SO= 0 g/marijuana, SI = 5g/pot, S2 = 10 g/cauldron, and S3 = 15 g/pot). There were 16 treatment blends with 3 replications, making a total of 48 exploratory units used. The variables observed were plant height, number of leaves, chlorophyll content, blooming age, number of flowers, number of fruits, fruit burden, and fruit book. The use of Si fertilizer increased the number of tomato blooms. However, salinity stress caused a reduction in tomato plant height and weight. The number of leaves and blooms were affected by the combination of salt stress and silica fertilizer (Si). The highest number of leaves was observed at the dose of KCl 1 ds/m/plant and silica fertilizer 5 g/plant, while the highest number of flowers was observed at the dose of KCl 3 ds/m/plant and silica fertilizer 10 g/plant. The application of Si fertilizer helped the plants maintain the number of flowers. Additionally, the use of Si increased the photosynthetic competency of plants, which had a positive effect on growth rates, such as the number of creative branches and the number of flowers.
Author(s) Details:
Kharisun,
Agriculture Faculty, University of Jenderal Soedirman, Central Java, Indonesia.
S. R. Suparto,
Agriculture Faculty, University of Jenderal Soedirman, Central Java, Indonesia.
R. Noorhidayah,
Agriculture Faculty, University of Jenderal Soedirman, Central Java, Indonesia.
C. M. Astuti,
Agriculture Faculty, University of Jenderal Soedirman, Central Java, Indonesia.
