PJB-2022-505
Assessing the effect of Trichoderma spp. on the growth of wetland and dryland rice cultivars at vegetative stage
Azwir Anhar, Mades Fifendy, Dwi Hilda Putri, Syovia Amimi, Wahyu Aldo and Widya Ruchi
Abstract
The use of biological fertilizers can reduce farmer’s dependence on chemical fertilizers which are known to pollute the environment. The most widely used and commercially produced fungal group for biological fertilizers is Trichoderma spp. This study aims to determine the effect of the application Trichoderma spp. on the growth of gogo rice and paddy rice plants in the early vegetative phase. The pot study was conducted at the Biology Laboratory, State University of Padang in 2020. This research was an experimental study using completely randomized design with 8 treatments and 4 replications. Parameters observed were shoot length, root length, fresh weight, dry weight, and plant height. The rice seedlings were inoculated with the suspension Trichoderma 10 mL at a density of 107 spores/mL for 24 hours. Measurements of shoot length, root length, fresh weight and dry weight were carried out when the rice plants were two weeks old and plant height was measured after the rice was eight weeks old. Gogo rice plant response to administration Trichoderma isolate SB_Solok showed significant performance for root length parameter on AA75 variety, but not significant for other parameters. Paddy rice plant response to administration Trichoderma isolate TS_Solok only increased significantly for the wet weight parameter of the Batang Sungkai variety. Trichoderma isolates KRT_PasBar and SBT_PasBar only significantly increased the plant height parameter for the Batang Sungkai variety. The research results also show the application of all isolates Trichoderma can improve all the parameters observed in lowland rice of the Batang Sungkai variety
To Cite this article:
Anhar, A., M. Fifendy, D.H. Putri, S. Amimi, W. Aldo and W. Ruchi. 2024. Assessing the effect of Trichoderma spp. on the growth of wetland and dryland rice cultivars at vegetative stage. Pak. J. Bot., 56(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-5(24)
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