THE EFFECT OF FERTILIZER TYPES ON THE GROWTH OF Philodendron erubescens IN THE PURWODADI BOTANICAL GARDENS

Abstract

Afkarin Kamilah Dewi (21801061079) THE EFFECT OFFERTILIZER TYPES ON THE GROWTH OF Philodendron erubescens IN THE PURWODADI BOTANICAL GARDENS

Pembimbing Hasan Zayadi, S.Si., M.Si

Philodendron erubescens is a plant that can climb tree trunks, generally evergreen trees, with glossy dark green leaves, oval triangular leaves about 40 cm long and purplish red under the leaves. This study aims to determine the type of fertilizer that gives the best effect on the growth of Philodendron erubescens.This type of research is quantitative research conducted by measuring several variables periodically with the help of Microsoft Excel application to simplify calculations. This study used 3 treatments with 5 replications each so that there were 15 experimental units. The first treatment was the control variable using katel soil, the second treatment was a mixture of katel soil + compost fertilizer (1:1), and the third treatment was katel soil + manure (1:1). The results showed that the growing media treatment of katel soil + manure (1:1) gave a very significant effect on the growth of plant height (26 cm), leaf area (300 cm2) and number of leaves (5 strands).

Keywords: Katel soil, compost, manure, Philodendron erubescens.