Pengaruh Jarak Tanam dan Dosis Pupuk Nitrogen Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bud Chip Tebu (Saccharum officinarum L.)

ABSTRACT

ARIF AL QUDRY 2015. Effect of Plant Space and Dosage of Nitrogen Fertilizer
toward Growth Bud Chip Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.), supervised by
IRSAL and REVANDY I.M. DAMANIK. The objective of the research was studied
the effect of sugar cane planting spacing and appropriate applications of nitrogen
fertilizer toward growth of sugarcane bud chip. The research was conducted at
experimental field of Tanjung Jati estate Binjai PTPN II (± 50 m asl) in August
2014 - January 2015 using a randomized block design with two factors, the first
factor was spacing (33 cm, 40 cm, 47 cm) with center to center distance (PKP)
was 135 cm and the second factor was dosage of nitrogen fertilizer (45, 90, 135,
180 kg N / ha). Observation variables measured were plant height, stem diameter,
number of leave, number of tilles, number of segment, leaf area, shoot dry weight,
root dry weight.
The results showed that the diameter of steam on 3 and 5 months after
planting (MAP), the number of tiller on 3 and 5 MAP, number of section on 5
MAP, and leaf area on 5 MAP significantly different at the treatment plant
spacing. Diameter of steam on 1, 3, and 5 MAP, number of tiller on 1 MAP and
leaf area on 5 MAP were significantly different at treatment doses of nitrogen
fertilizer. Interaction treatment only significantly effected steam diameter 1 BST
and the number of section 5 BST. We recommend that bud chip hight plant

spacing to used by 47cm x 135cm.
Keywords: Bud Chip, Plant Spacing, Nitrogen, Sugarcane

Universitas Sumatera Utara

ABSTRAK
ARIF AL QUDRY : Pengaruh Jarak Tanam dan Dosis Pupuk Nitrogen Terhadap
Pertumbuhan Bud Chip Tebu (Saccharum officinarum L.), dibimbing oleh
IRSAL dan REVANDY I.M. DAMANIK. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk
mengetahui pengaruh jarak tanam tebu dan pemberian pupuk nitrogen yang tepat
terhadap pertumbuhan bud chip tebu. Untuk itu suatu penelitian telah dilakukan
di lahan percobaan Kebun Tanjung Jati Binjai PTPN II (± 50 m dpl) pada Agustus
2014 – Januari 2015 menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok dengan 2 faktor,
pertama yaitu jarak tanam (33 cm, 40 cm, 47 cm) dengan jarak pusat ke pusat
(pkp) 135 cm dan kedua yaitu dosis pupuk nitrogen (45, 90, 135, 180 kg N/ha).
Peubah amatan yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah
daun, jumlah anakkan, jumlah ruas, luas daun, bobot kering tajuk, bobot kering
akar.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa diameter batang 3 dan 5 bulan
setelah tanam (BST), jumlah anakkan 3 dan 5 BST, jumlah ruas 5 BST, dan luas

daun 5 BST berbeda nyata pada perlakuan jarak tanam. Diameter batang 1, 3, dan
5 BST, jumlah anakkan 1 BST, dan luas daun 5 BST berbeda nyata pada
perlakuan dosis pupuk nitrogen. Interaksi perlakuan hanya berpengaruh nyata
terhadap diameter batang 1 BST dan jumlah ruas 5 BST. Sebaiknya jarak tanam
yang digunakan yaitu 47 cm x 135 cm.
Kata kunci : Bud Chip, Jarak Tanam, Nitrogen, Tebu

Universitas Sumatera Utara