Abstract :
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is one of the cereal crops with
significant potential as an alternative food and feed source. Due to its high
adaptability, sorghum is potential cultivated in Indonesia. One of the efforts to
increase yield sorghum is the application of appropriate soil tillage techniques
and fertilization to optimize nutrient uptake by the plants, thereby maximizing
crop productivity. This research aimed to determine the effects of soil tillage and
fertilization on sorghum yield and nutrient uptake (C, N, P, and K) in sorghum
plants. The study was designed using a Randomized Complete Block Design
(RCBD) with two factors and 4 replications. The first factor is the soil tillage
system, consisting of minimum tillage (O1) and intensive tillage (O2). The second
factor is fertilizer application, comprising of half the recommended dose (P1) and
the full recommended dose. The data obtained were analyzed for homogeneity of
variances using the Bartlett test, and data additivity was tested using the Tukey
test. The data were then subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and followed
by a Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) test at a 5% significance
level. The results of this research indicate that minimum tillage significantly increased the carbon (C) content in sorghum shoots compared to intensive tillage.
Full-dose fertilizer application (chicken manure 1000 kg ha-1, Urea 350 kg ha-1,
TSP 80 kg ha-1, KCl 150 kg ha-1) was able to enhance yield (shoot weight and
spikelet number), potassium (K) content in shoots, total K in sorghum plants,
nitrogen (N) content in shoots, spikelet N, phosphorus (P) content in shoots,
carbon (C) content in shoots, C content in spikelet as well as the total C in
sorghum plants compared to half-dose fertilization (chicken manure 500 kg ha-1,
Urea 175 kg ha-1, TSP 40 kg ha-1, KCl 75 kg ha-1). There was no significant
interaction effect between soil tillage and fertilization treatments on sorghum
yield. However, there was an interaction effect between soil tillage and
fertilization treatments on N uptake in shoots and sorghum seeds.
Keywords: fertilizer, nutrient uptake, soil tillage
Tanaman sorgum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) merupakan salah satu jenis
tanaman serealia yang mempunyai potensi besar sebagai sumber pangan dan
pakan alternatif. Karena mempunyai adaptasi yang tinggi,sorgum cocok
dibudidayakan di wilayah Indonesia. Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan
produksi sorgum yaitu dengan penerapan teknik olah tanah dan pemupukan yang
tepat guna mengoptimalkan unsur hara yang terangkut oleh tanaman dan
produktivitas tanaman sorgum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui
pengaruh pengolahan tanah dan pemupukan terhadap produksi dan hara terangkut
(C, N, P, dan K) pada tanaman sorgum. Penelitian in dirancang menggunakan
Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) yang menggunakan dua faktor dengan 4
ulangan. Faktor pertama yaitu sistem olah tanah terdiri dari olah tanah minimum
(O1) dan olah tanah intensif (O2). Faktor kedua yaitu aplikasi pupuk terdiri dari
setengah dosis pupuk anjuran (P1) dan full dosis pupuk anjuran (P2). Data yang
diperoleh dinalisis melalui uji homogenitas ragam menggunakan uji Barlett dan
aditivitas data diuji dengan uji Tukey. Selanjutnya data dianalisis dengan Analisis
Ragam dan dilanjutkan dengan uji BNT 5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa:
(1) sistem olah tanah minimum nyata meningkatkan kandungan kandungan C brangkasan tanaman sorgum
dibandingkan sistem olah tanah intensif ; (2) aplikasi pupuk dengan dosis penuh
(kotoran ayam 1000 kg ha-1, Urea 350 kg ha-1, TSP 80 kg ha-1, KCl 150 kg ha-1 )
mampu meningkatkan produksi (bobot brangkasan dan jumlah malai), kandungan
K brangkasan, K total tanaman, N brangkasan, N malai, P brangkasan, C
brangkasan, C-malai, serta kandungan C total tanaman sorgum dibandingkan
dengan pemupukan dosis setengah (kotoran ayam 500 kg ha-1 , urea 175 kg ha-1,
TSP 40 kg ha-1 , KCl 75 kg ha-1); (3) tidak terdapat pengaruh interaksi antara
perlakuan olah tanah dan pemupukan terhadap produksi tanaman sorgum, namun
terdapat pengaruh interaksi antara perlakuan olah tanah dan pemupukan terhadap
N terangkut brangkasan dan N terangkut biji tanaman sorgum.
Kata kunci: hara terangkut, olah tanah, pupuk.