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Profitable eco-friendly tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) farming through the use of eco-enzymes in Indonesia 


Citation :- Profitable eco-friendly tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) farming through the use of eco-enzymes in Indonesia. Res. Crop. 23: 808-814
ARDIYANTA, CICILIA TRI KUSUMASTUTI, OKTI PURWANINGSIH AND PAIMAN ir.ardiyanta@upy.ac.id
Address : Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55182, Indonesia

Abstract

Although there is a high demand for tomatoes, supply has not kept up with this demand in Indonesia. Using chemical fertilizers to increase output harms the soil's chemical composition, creating risks for the ecosystem. The use of eco-enzyme, an organic fertilizer, is one substitution option. This study aimed to determine the profitability of tomato farming through the use of eco-enzymes.The eco-enzyme dosages consisted of three-levels: 0, 150, and 300 L/ha.  Each replication consisted of 6 plants per sample plot. The area of the sample plot was 1.5 m2. The total cost (TC) and total revenue (TR) were calculated based on all costs and revenues in the sample plot area and then converted to the area per ha. The results showed that using eco-enzyme dosages of 150 and 300 L/ha can increase profits by U$ 114.18/ha (5.3%) and U$ 288.10/ha (13.4%) compared to 0 L/ha (control), respectively. Tomato farming with eco-enzyme doses of 150 and 300 L/ha or control obtained a TR/TC ratio of 2.1. Its means that tomato farming was feasible because TR/TC > 1. The research findings show that using eco-enzymes at dosages of 150 and 300 L/ha can increase the profitability of tomato farming. The future research, we suggest that using eco-enzymes at a dosage higher than 300 L/ha can be applied for profitability in tomato farming.
 

Keywords

Organic fertilizer production total cost total revenue waste

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