Abstract:
The research objective was to determine the effect of biochar and N, P, and K fertilizer to the value of electrical conductivity (EC) in the soil and to determine the effect of biochar and fertilizer N, P and K to the red pepper plant. This research has been conducted on the home screen of the Faculty of Agriculture University of Riau, Pekanbaru from June until September 2012. The research was conducted in the form of factorial experiment using a completely randomized design (CRD), each treatment was repeated 3 times. The first factor is the dose of biochar (B) consisting of three levels, namely: B0 = without giving biochar, biochar B1 = giving as much as 0.5 kg / plant, B2 = giving as much biochar 1kg / plant. The second factor is the dose of fertilizer N, P and K (P) which consists of four levels, namely: P0 = no fertilizer, P1 = 0.5 times the recommended dosage, P2 = 1 times the recommended dosage, P3 = 2 times the recommended dosage. There by obtaining 12 combinations of treatments and 3 replications in order to obtain a total of 36 experimental units overall. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using analysis of Variety with linear models. Furthermore the results of analysis of variance followed by DNMRT test (Duncan's New Multiple Range Test) at 5% significance level.
