World Journal of Engineering Research and Technology

I Kadek Edy Kusnaedi Dwi Putra*, Ni Nyoman Suryani and I Wayan Suarna

ABSTRACT

Low productivity of ruminant livestock is 70% caused by environmental management, including feed. Providing forage for livestock is still very difficult carried out continuously with high quality. Benggala grass (Panicum maximum) type of superior grass in Indonesia, has good quality to meet the needs of ruminant livestock. The Study aimed to obtain productivity of associated benggala grass (Panicum maximum). with Centrosema pubescens and Macroptilium atropurpureum fertilized by fermented of waste water soak greenbeans. The fodder crops used were benggala grass which is planted in a cropping pattern and fertilized with fermented of waste water soak green bean. The experiment used a complete randomized split plot pattern design. The main plot consists of Benggala grass monoculture (R), combination of Benggala grass with Centrosema pubescens (Rc) and Benggala grass with Macroptilium atropurpureum (Rs), while the sub-plot is a concentration of liquid fertilizer from fermented waste water soak green bean consisting 2, 4 and 6 liters of water. Each treatment was repeated 4 times. The variables observed were growth and quality of results. The results of the research show monoculture planting provides yields high plant height but lower root length than combination planting. Growth monoculture plant height was 218,17 cm and while the root length was 32,79 cm. There is an interaction in root lenght, dry matter and organic matter between fertilizer concentration and planting patterns. It was concluded the plant association pattern on benggala grass could be applied, but with an suitable concentration of fermented of waste water soak green bean.

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