Growth and Production of Celery Plants (Apium Graveoles L) in Response to Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers

Abstract

Celery belongs to the Apiaceae family and is widely used for flavoring food and maintaining health, by lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol. Organic and inorganic fertilizers promote its growth, meanwhile, the inorgranic have negative impact on the soil when used excessively. This study aims to determine celery (Apium graveoles L) growth response to organic and inorganic fertilizers. It was conducted from May to August 2020 at the Go Green Educational Institute Green House, Dukuh Saleh Street, Pejeruk, Ampenan. The CRD (Completely Randomized Design) method was used with 2 treatments namely organic fertilizer of goat compost 10 g and 15 g together with inorganic phonshka fertilizer 1 g and 1.5 g respectively. Meanwhile, the parameters observed include stem height, petioles number, root length, weight as well as planting wet weight. The results showed that for each meter observed, the goat compost organic fertilizer treatment 10 g + 1 g phonska had the highest value compared to other treatments which were not significantly different for all parameters. Moreover, the fertilizer ratio was more effective in accelerating celery growth and production compared to the addition of 15g organic fertilizer of goat compost with 1.5g Phonska, hence, it is recommended for celery cultivation