Pertumbuhan Dan Produksi Kacang Tanah ( Arachis Hypogaea L.) Pada Beberapa Pengolahan Tanah Inseptisol Dan Pemberianpupuk Kascing

Peanut is one of the source of protein for human foods. Production of peanutscan be increase by land cultivation and giving vermicompost. This research aimed toevaluate the effect of land cultivation and giving vermicompost for growth andproduction of peanuts. The study was conducted in Tanjung Sari, Kecamatan MedanSelayang. This research used split plot design, with two factors. First factor is landcultivation with 4 levels (traditional tillage with two stage of cultivation, traditionaltillage with one stage of cultivation, minimum tillage, and no-tillage).The secondfactor is the ratio of vermicompost and chemical fertilizers, whith 5 levels(chemical 100%,vermicompost 100%, vermicompost 75% + chemical fertilizer25%, vermicompost 50% + chemical fertilizer 50%, and vermicompost 25% +chemical fertilizer 75%. The result showed that land cultivation significantlyaffected the parameters the number of ginofor 2 and 3 month after planting(MAP), the number of filled pod, 100 seed weigth, production per sample andproduction per plot. The ratio of vermicompost and chemical fertilizerssignificantly affected the parameters of the number of branch 1 and 2 MAP. Theinteraction between land cultivation and the ratio of vermicompost and chemicalfertilizers did not significantly affected for all parameters

Zinc nutrition in wheat-based cropping systems

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the most important micronutrient disorders affecting human health. Wheat is the staple food for 35% of the world's population and is inherently low in Zn, which increases the incidence of Zn deficiency in humans. Major wheat-based cropping systems viz. rice-wheat, cotton-wheat and maize-wheat are prone to Zn deficiency due to the high Zn demand of these crops. This review highlights the role of Zn in plant biology and its effect on wheat-based cropping systems. Agronomic, breeding and molecular approaches to improve Zn nutrition and biofortification of wheat grain are discussed. Zinc is most often applied to crops through soil and foliar methods. The application of Zn through seed treatments has improved grain yield and grain Zn status in wheat. In cropping systems where legumes are cultivated in rotation with wheat, microorganisms can improve the available Zn pool in soil for the wheat crop. Breeding and molecular approaches have been used to develop wheat genotypes with high grain Zn density. Options for improving grain yield and grain Zn concentration in wheat include screening wheat genotypes for higher root Zn uptake and grain translocation efficiency, the inclusion of these Zn-efficient genotypes in breeding programs, and Zn fertilization through soil, foliar and seed treatments