PEMBUATAN ECO-ENZYME UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KESUBURAN TANAMAN KANGKUNG WARGA KAMPUNG HOLTEKAMP DISTRIK MUARA TAMI KOTA JAYAPURA

Abstrak

The impact of the scarcity of subsidized non-organic fertilizers which causes the
agricultural production of Holtekamp villagers to decrease so that there needs to be other
alternatives to subsidized fertilizers, one of which is Eco-enzyme. The aims of this research are 1).
Knowing how to make Eco-enzyme using household organic waste. 2). Knowing the effect of Eco
enzyme on the growth of kale. 3). Knowing the comparison of plant growth that was given eco
enzyme with plants without giving eco-enzyme. Methods: The design of this study used a randomized
block design (RAK). The treatments used in this study were P1 (without treatment or without Eco
enzyme administration), P2 (Eco-enzyme administration) with a dose of Eco-enzyme 10 ml/l water.
Parameters observed were plant height (cm), number of leaves, and leaf area (〖cm〗^2). The results
showed that the administration of Eco-enzyme fluids could increase the fertility of water spinach
plants. Where, kale without Eco-enzyme at the age of 25 days had a height of 21 cm, 21.2 cm, and 21.2
cm, many leaves: 8, 9, and 9, and leaf area: 19.36 cm2, 17.64 cm2, and 16.59 cm2. Meanwhile, kale
plants that were given Eco-enzyme at the age of 25 days had a height of: 28.7 cm, 28.5 cm, and 28 cm,
many leaves: 12, 12, and 11, and leaf area: 27 cm2, 25 cm2, and 24.5 cm2. From the process of making
Eco-enzyme, it can be seen how to make it using ingredients from leftover vegetables or fruit skins
added with water and sugar with a fermentation process for 3 months to produce eco-enzyme
products ready for use; provision of Eco-enzyme can increase the fertility (growth rate) of kale plants
thereby increasing crop production; and Water spinach plants that were given the Eco-enzyme had a
faster growth rate than the kale plants without the Eco-enzyme.