ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1334: II International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Ornamentals
Effectivity of pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi Krap. & Greg.) propagation material to soil surface covering rate |
| Authors: | J.G. Kartika, M. Pronaningrum |
| Keywords: | cutting, ground cover, pol, land covering time |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1334.45 |
| Abstract:
Pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi Krap. & Greg.) is an ornamental species that is suitable to be used as evergreen ground cover. Pinto peanut is popularly used in home gardens, residential, and office landscapes in tropical areas, such as Indonesia. The propagation of pinto peanuts in Indonesia generally uses rooted cutting which is relatively expensive and needs a lot of labor to plant it. The aim of this research is to gain information about the effect of pinto peanut propagation material to soil surface covering rate. This research was conducted in Sawah Baru Field, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia. This research used one factor randomized complete block design which is the material of plant propagation. Propagation material in the form of individual rooted cutting and pol. Pol is a clump of pinto peanut consisting of several individuals intertwined by stolons. Pol size used were 15×20 cm (300 cm2), 15×30 cm (450 cm2), 30×20 cm (600 cm2), and 30×60 cm (1,800 cm2). Pol size of 15×20 cm (300 cm2) and 15×30 cm (450 cm2) have the best growth in the number of secondary stolon, dry weight 0.25 m‑2, the number of new plant, the percentage of soil surface coverage, and soil surface covering time required to reach 50 and 100% of size beds. Therefore, Pol size of 15×20 cm (300 cm2) and 15×30 cm (450 cm2) from pinto peanuts are more suitable for use as planting material than from individual rooted cutting. | |
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