Abstract
GROWTH AND YIELD OF FORAGE ASYSTASIA GANGETICA AND CLITORIA TERNATEA IN AN INTEGRATION PATTERN IN ALBIZIA SP. PLANTATION
*N. N. Suryani, I. W. Suarna, I. G. Mahardika and M. A. P. Duarsa
ABSTRACT
Albizia sp is a leguminous tree that is being widely cultivated by farming communities in Bali. The less dense crown of Albizia plants provides an opportunity to be integrated with fodder crops under Albizia plantations. The study aimed to obtain the productivity of fodder crops in the integration pattern with Albizia plantation. The fodder crops used were Asystasia gangetica and Clitoria ternatea planted in an association pattern. The experiment used a 3 x 3 factorial complete randomized design with treatments consisting of A. gangetica monoculture, C. ternatea monoculture, and association of A. gangetica with C. ternatea as the first factor, while the second factor was chicken drum fertilizer consisting of 10 t ha-1, 20 t ha-1, and 30 t ha-1. Each treatment repeated 3 times so there are 27 experimental units. The variables observed were forage growth and yield. The results showed that different planting patterns and doses of chicken manure affected the growth and yield of forage. Fresh forage yield of plant association pattern increased with increasing application of chicken manure. Fresh forage yields of A. gangetica, C. ternatea and their associations were: 3.29 t ha-1, 3.96 t ha-1, and 2.70 t ha-1. Increasing the dose of manure from 10 t ha-1, 20 t ha-1, and 30 t ha-1 can increase the fresh forage yield of 2.29 t ha-1, respectively. 2.90 t ha-1, and 3.76 t ha-1. It is concluded that the pattern of crop association under Albizia plantation crops can be applied with the addition of chicken manure.
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