INVIGORASI BENIH TOMAT (Solanum lycopersicum) DENGAN ZPT Aloe vera PADA BERBAGAI KONSENTRASI DAN LAMA PERENDAMAN

Authors

  • Salimil Ummah Universitas Pat Petulai Author
  • Eko Fransisco Universitas Pat Petulai Author
  • Reko Apriantonedi Universitas Pat Petulai Author

Keywords:

Invigoration, Tomato, Aloe vera PGR

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a horticultural crop with high economic value and importance in the agricultural industry. High-quality seeds produce healthy, productive, and disease-resistant plants. However, seeds are often stored for too long, causing them to expire, leading to decreased viability and vigor, which negatively impacts growth and yield. Seed invigoration is a technique to enhance seed quality before planting. This technique involves treating seeds with certain substances that can improve viability and vigor. One potential plant growth regulator (PGR) for seed invigoration is Aloe vera extract, which contains bioactive compounds such as salicylic acid, gibberellin, and polysaccharides that stimulate plant growth.Therefore, a study was conducted on the invigoration of tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) with Aloe vera PGR at various concentrations and soaking durations. This study aims to determine the interaction between concentration and soaking duration on the viability of expired tomato seeds. The research used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two factors: Aloe vera extract concentration (A0 = 0%, A1 = 25%, A2 = 50%, A3 = 75%, A4 = 100%) and soaking duration (B0 = 0 hours, B1 = 12 hours, B2 = 24 hours, B3 = 36 hours). The study was repeated three times, resulting in 300 experimental units. Observation variables included germination percentage, synchronized growth, plant height, and number of leaves. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and followed by the least significant difference (LSD) test at a 5% significance level if there was a significant effect.The study showed that invigoration of tomato seeds with Aloe vera PGR at various concentrations and soaking durations did not significantly affect all observation variables. The lowest coefficient of variation (CV) for plant height at 14 days after planting (DAP) was 10.03%, and the highest for the number of leaves was 14.00%. All observation variables had a CV below 30%, indicating good quality data with low variability. This low variation indicates that the data obtained were quite good even though there was no significant effect from the treatments given.

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2025-04-30

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INVIGORASI BENIH TOMAT (Solanum lycopersicum) DENGAN ZPT Aloe vera PADA BERBAGAI KONSENTRASI DAN LAMA PERENDAMAN. (2025). AGROKOPIS : Jurnal Pertanian, 2(1), 37-42. https://journal-upprl.ac.id/index.php/agrokopis/article/view/84