STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES TO INCREASE CHILI PRODUCTION IN SOUTH SULAWESI
Maintang, Asriyanti Ilyas, Nurlaila and M. Basir Nappu

Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIAT) South Sulawesi

Abstract

Chili is a leading horticultural commodity in South Sulawesi Province, and also nationally in Indonesia. The application of appropriate cultivation technologies encourage to increase production of chilies. This study aims to obtain a technology package to increase the production of chili plants, which conducted in Lengkese Village, Mangarabombang District, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi Province, from April to August 2019. The experimental design used was a randomized block design, with three replications and five treatments, namely : A (Maruti variety, closed nursery, MPHP, 75 cm x 60 cm spacing, 20 t/ha organic fertilizer, and 180 kg/ha N, P, K fertilizers)- B (Maruti, closed nursery, MPHP, 75 cm x 60 cm spacing, 10 t/ha organic fertilizer, and 135 kg/ha N, P, K fertilizers)- C (Maruti, closed nurseries, MPHP, 75 cm x 40 cm spacing, 10 t/ha organic fertilizer, and 180 kg/ha N, P, K fertilizers)- D (Maruti, closed nursery, MPHP, plant spacing 75 cm x 40 cm, organic fertilizer 20 t/ha, and 135 kg/ha N, P, K fertilizers- and E (Maruti, open nursery, spacing 75 cm x 30 cm, and fertilizers of N 127 kg/h, P 60 kg/ha, K 60 kg/ha). The results showed that treatment C with technologi package : Maruti, closed nurseries, MPHP, 75 cm x 40 cm spacing, 10 t/ha organic fertilizer, and 180 kg/ha N, P, K fertilizers showed the fruit weight of chilies /plants was higher than treatment A and D, which was significantly different from treatment E and gave the higher yield of chili namely 14.97 t/ha. The pests and diseases that found include aphids (Myzus persicae), fruit flies (Bactrocera spp.), Fusarium wilt, and Anthracnose, each with low infestation rates. This technology package can be used to support increased chili production in South Sulawesi.

Keywords: Chili, cultivation technology, production

Topic: Crop Production and Environment