Increasing true shallot seed bulbs weight through manure application

Abstract

The Government has made efforts to increase shallot production through the use of shallot seeds. The problem is, information about the technology components of shallot cultivation from seeds is still limited. This research aimed to get the right dose of manure to increase the weight of shallot bulbs in seeds. The research was conducted in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with 6 treatments of cow dung (0 t/ha, 5 t/ha, 10 t/ha, 15 t/ha, 20 t/ha, and 25 t/ha) each with 4 replications. Manure dose treatment had a significant effect on plant height, number of leaves per clump, number of tillers per bulb, bulb diameter, wet biomass weight, and dry bulb weight. A significant positive correlation was obtained between the manure dose and all components of the observation, except bulb shrinkage. Other than that, the addition of manure as much as 1,000 kg/ha, can increase the weight of wet biomass by 524.1 kg/ha and the weight of dry bulbs by 293.4 kg/ha. Cultivation of shallots using seeds is profitable when using manure of more than 5 t/ha, identified by RCR> 1. The results of this study suggest increasing the yield of shallot bulbs from seeds by using cow dung as much as 10-25 t/ha. Facilitation of shallot seeds (TSS) from the Government is needed so that farmers have easy access to seeds to develop shallots in the future.