Production of Brachiaria decumbens Grass at Various Levels of Drought Stress Treatment

Authors

  • A F A Putra Animal Production Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • N D Hanafi Animal Production Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Hamdan Animal Production Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • M Tafsin Animal Production Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • R E Mirwandhono Animal Production Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/jpi.v5i3.2134

Keywords:

water volume, decumbens grass

Abstract

This study aims to determine effects of production of Brachiaria decumbens grass on different drought stress treatments. Research was conducted at the Greenhouse Faculty of Agriculture University of North Sumatera from Desember 2016 until April 2017. The design used was Completely Randomized Design (CRD), with three treatments and seven replications. The treatment consisted of three levels of drought stress which were control (100% field capacity=fc), medium drought stress (25% fc), and heavy drought stress (50% fc). The variable were fresh weight production, dry weight production and plant height. The results showed that drought stress treatment control (100% fc) significantly (P<0,05) affect fresh weight production, dry weight production, but not plant height. It is concluded that increasing water volume of field capacity increase production Brachiaria decumbens grass.

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Published

2018-05-15

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2017): Jurnal Peternakan Integratif

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