Production of Biochar from Coconut Shells and the Potential to Affect Soil Quality Improvement for Cultivation of Eggplant
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https://doi.org/10.55164/jgrdi.v1i1.717Keywords:
Biochar, Growth, Soil AmendmentAbstract
This research investigates the production of biochar from coconut shells, the physical and chemical properties of coconut shell biochar, and its potential effect on soil quality improvement for cultivation. The results showed that the physical and chemical properties of biochar from coconut shells has a pH value of 8.10 The surface of biochar from coconut shells is porous, creating many voids. From testing the amount of organic matter, it was found that the amount was 62.10 percent. By studying the ratio of soil to biochar, it was found that at the ratio of 1:1 has the highest eggplant growth of 90.00 percent. Followed by the ratio of 0.5:1.5 with 74.40 percent growth of the eggplant and when compared with the ratio 2:0, which is a set of experiments that did not add biochar from coconut shells, had only 53.03 percent of eggplant growth. It is evident that the biochar from coconut shells has the potential to be used to improve soil quality contributing to the growth of eggplants.
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