| dc.description.abstract | Coffee pulp and coffee husk has nutrients content that can be utilized for plant growth. One of their
utilization is as growing media called compost block. The purposes of this study were to know the macro
nutrients content in the coffee solid waste compost and the influence of compost block utilization to the
crop growth rate of cayenne pepper. The experimental design was a Completely Randomized Design
(CRD) with four treatments and three replications. The treatments were soil as control (K), coffee pulp
compost block (KOB), coffee husk compost block (KOK), and mixed compost block (KOC). The
parameters measured in this study were plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, and the diameter of
stem. Data analysis used Standard Error of Mean and presented in error bar. The results showed that
mixed compost has the highest macro nutrients content. The content of macro nutrients in coffee pulp
compost were 1,86% of Nitrogen (N), 0,16% of Phospor (P), and 1,39% of Potassium (K); coffee husk
compost were 1,68% of N, 0,11% of P, and 1,70% of K; and also mixed compost were 3,22% of N, 1,09%
of P, and 1,39% of K. The mixed compost block treatment gives the best result to vegetative growth rate
of cayenne pepper. The growth rate of plant height was 7,88 cm/week; number of leaves was 2
leaves/week; leaf area was 7,20 cm2
/week; and the diameter of stem was 0,03 cm/week. | en_US |
