THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND MYCORRHIZA ON THE GROWTH OF LOCAL MANGOSTEEN (Garcinia mangostana L.) SEEDLINGS IN CENTRAL SULAWESI

Abstract: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is one of the tropical fruit commodities that has high economic value. Currently, mangosteen is an export fruit commodity of Indonesia. Mangosteen abroad is known as the "Queen of Fruits" and "The finest fruit of the tropics", because it has the special color of the skin and flesh of the fruit and a unique taste, namely sweet, sour and refreshing, besides that mangosteen also has high nutritional value. The research was conducted in Labuan Toposo Village, Labuan District, Donggala Regency. 00 32 '52.719" LS and 1190 57' 35.834" BT. This research was conducted from December to April 2024. The design used in this study was a Randomized Block Design (RAK) with two factors, where the first factor was the provision of mycorrhiza consisting of two levels, namely M0 = Without mycorrhiza and M1 = Mycorrhiza 10 g. The second factor is the provision of organic fertilizer consisting of 4 levels, namely P0 = Control, P1 = Rice straw compost, P2 = Banana peel compost, and P3 = Vermicompost. Based on this treatment, 8 treatment combinations were obtained with 7 replications, resulting in 56 experimental units. Each experimental unit used 3 mangosteen seedlings so that the total number of mangosteen seedlings used was 168 seedlings. The results obtained from this study indicate that the provision of 10g/polybag mycorrhiza (M1) has an effect on the increase in plant height at the age of 6 MST, namely 0.25 cm, at the age of 12 MST, namely 0.23 cm, and the increase in stem diameter at the age of 3 MST, namely 0.061 mm. While the observation parameters of leaf greenness, leaf area, fresh weight and dry weight indicate that the treatment of mycorrhiza and organic fertilizer has no significant effect and there is no interaction. Keywords: Mangosteen, organic fertilizer, mycorrhiza. Title: THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND MYCORRHIZA ON THE GROWTH OF LOCAL MANGOSTEEN (Garcinia mangostana L.) SEEDLINGS IN CENTRAL SULAWESI Author: Yustika, Henry Barus, Enny Adelina International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 12, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 37-43 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 11-December-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14383254 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/the-application-of-organic-fertilizer-and-mycorrhiza-on-the-growth-of-local-mangosteen-garcinia-mangostana-l-seedlings-in-central-sulawesi