kascing

Harga pupuk kimia makin mahal? Pakai saja kascing. Itulah hasil penelitian Instalasi Penelitian dan Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (IP2TP) Denpasar. Sawi yang ditanam menggunakan media bekas memelihara cacing (kascing) sebanyak 5 ton per hektar meningkatkan panenan sawi sebanyak 28,088 ton per hektar. Padahal biasanya dengan pemberian 150 kg Urea, 250 kg ZA, 50 kg SP-36, dan 50 kg KCl hanya menghasilkan 12,826 ton per hektar.

Introduction

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is among the most important crop species in the Cucurbitaceae family. This cultivated species is frequently used in the tropics, subtropics, and milder portions of the temperate zones of both hemispheres. Cucumbers are mainly used in the preparation of salads and pickles (Whitakes and Davis, 1962).

Several researchers have demonstrated that earthworm castings (vermicompost) have excellent aeration, porosity, structure, drainage, and moisture-holding capacity. This paper will discuss the effect of vermicompost on plant growth. The following is based upon the paper "The Potential of Earthworm Composts as Plant Growth Media," by Clive Edwards and Ian Burrows in Earthworms in Waste and Environmental Management edited by Clive Edwards and Edward Neuhauser.

Gianyar (Bali Post) - Proses uji coba memproduksi padi organik yang diupayakan Pemkab Gianyar sejak awal tahun 2004 ini melalui Dinas Pertanian setempat, kini mulai mendatangkan hasil. Terbukti, panen perdana produksi padi tanpa zat kimia itu akan dilakukan di daerah percobaan, yakni Subak Selat, Buahan, Payangan, Jumat (14/5) ini. Padi yang ditanam pada minggu I bulan Januari itu, ternyata hasilnya lebih baik dibandingkan padi anorganik.

Bali - PERKEMBANGAN teknologi di bidang pertanian juga memberikan sumbangan besar terhadap kerusakan sumber daya alam pertanian. Hal itu disebabkan penggunaan pupuk dan pestisida sintetis terus-menerus dengan dosis yang tinggi, tanpa diimbangi dengan penggunaan pupuk organik. Dosen Jurusan Ilmu Tanah Fakultas Pertanian Unud Dr. Ir. Ni Luh Kartini, M.S. mengatakan hal itu Rabu (13/4) kemarin.

Dari Seminar Masalah Pertanian - KERUSAKAN lingkungan mesti disikapi secara arif oleh masyarakat Bali. Caranya menghentikan eksploitasi alam Bali secara berlebihan. Selanjutnya, masyarakat diminta kembali ke alam.

Buleleng (Bali Post) - Sejalan dengan berkembangnya penduduk dan peningkatan kebutuhan manusia akan pangan, sistem pertanian tradisional telah berubah menjadi pertanian agrobisnis yang menerapkan berbagai macam teknologi.

This trial was conducted at the Livestock Research Center (LRC), Laos. The treatments were source of soils and levels of earth worm compost (EC) arranged in a 4*4 factorial with 4 replications, in a completed randomized block design . Maize was used to measure fertility of soils and effect of adding earth worm compost. Four types of soils were taken from different places around LRC (Good, medium and poor soil and sandy soil) and four levels of EC (0, 10, 20 and 30%).

This trial was conducted at the Goat and Rabbit Research Centre, Sontay, Hatay, Vietnam from April to December 2004. The aim was to evaluate the response of water spinach to fertilization with increasing  levels of nitrogen (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 kg N/ha over 28 days) in the form of earthworm compost or urea. The biomass  yield response to fertilizer N was positive and curvilinear and was greater  for the earthworm compost at the higher levels of application of N.

The hydroponic fodder is of great nutritious quality and it is easy to produce. The dung drain slurry can be used in its production as well as for producing compost, which is a substrate for plants which, inoculated with beneficent fungi or arbuscular mycorrhizae Glomus, decrease the costs of chemical fertilizers because these fungi improve the absorption of minerals.