Abstract:
Dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) is one of the variety fruit trees that grow well in Indonesia, then it has a great chance to develop. These opportunities must be balanced with the provision of seed. Media and cuttings material is a factor that must be considered in the nursery because it will affect the growth of seedlings in the field. The research was conducted in the vdragon fruit plantation Tameran Village, Bengkalis district, Bengkalis. The time spent in this research is 4 (four) months, starting from the beginning of August to November 2012. The design used was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) 3 x 3 factorial with 3 replications. The first factor is the composition of the media, namely peat, peat and compost mixture TKKS 1:1, a mixture of peat and sago waste 1:1. While the second factor is the length of the cuttings (stek), which is 20 cm, 30 cm and 40 cm. The parameters measured were the time appeared shoots, shoot length, number of shoots, root length, number of roots, root volume, seedling fresh weight gain and dry weight of seedlings. Data were analyzed statistically using Analysis Of Varian (ANOVA) and further tested by Significant Difference Further Testing (SDFT) level of 5%. Based on the results of this study concluded that the best dragon fruit seedlings growing on a combination between the media treatment of a mixture of peat and compost TKKS with 30 cm long cuttings.
