Evaluation of the Potential of Rhizosphere Bacteria as Biofertilizers for Intensifying Tomato Crop Productivity (Lycopersicum esculentum L.)

Abstract

Improvements in increasing and maintaining sweet corn productivity can be achieved Tomato farmers face many challenges, ranging from the application of proper cultivation techniques, pest and disease problems that lead to less than optimal tomato production. This study aims to determine the potential of biofertilizer from bamboo root rhizosphere and the duration of seed soaking on the growth and production of tomato plants. This study used a Randomized Block Design with 2 treatment factors. Treatment factor I is a suspension containing a consortium of rhizosphere bacteria from bamboo roots with a level of G0 = 0 ml / plot (control), G1 = 10 ml suspension, G2 = 20 ml suspension. Treatment factor II is the duration of seed soaking with a level of E0 = 0 hours (control), E1 = 5 hours and E2 = 6 hours. The parameters observed in this study were plant height, number of branches, stem diameter, number of fruits per sample, number of fruits per plot, production per sample and production per plot. The results showed that the suspension containing a consortium of rhizosphere bacteria from bamboo roots had a significant effect on all parameters with the best treatment at 20 ml suspension. While the duration of seed soaking had no significant effect on all observation parameters. The interaction between the two treatments did not have a significant effect on all observation parameters.