| dc.description.abstract | Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) is one of the important horticultural
commodities in Indonesia that is widely used in households and food industries;
therefore, its demand continues to increase annually. The application of cow
manure to the growing medium can improve soil fertility and supply essential
nutrients required for plant growth. In addition, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is
considered a potential alternative fertilizer because it contains compounds essential
for plants, particularly nitrogen. This research was conducted at the Faculty of
Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, located at coordinates 3°33′24.9″ N and
98°39′14.9″ E, at an altitude of 25 m above sea level, in June 2025. The study
employed a factorial randomized block design consisting of two factors with two
replications. The first factor was the dosage of cow manure (0 g/polybag, 50
g/polybag, 75 g/polybag, and 100 g/polybag), while the second factor was the
dosage of MSG (0 g/polybag, 3 g/polybag, 6 g/polybag, and 9 g/polybag). The
results showed that the application of cow manure to the growing medium had a
significant effect on plant height, stem diameter, flowering time, fresh root weight,
dry root weight, fresh shoot weight, dry shoot weight, and yield of cayenne pepper.
The application of MSG did not significantly affect stem diameter, flowering time,
and yield of cayenne pepper plants, but it had a significant effect on plant height.
The interaction between cow manure application and MSG significantly affected
the number of productive branches of cayenne pepper plants, with the highest mean
obtained from the combination of cow manure (100 g/polybag) and MSG (6
g/polybag). | en_US |
