PERTUMBUHAN BUAH TANAMAN MELON (Cucumis melo L.) DENGAN PEMBERIAN ASAM GIBERELAT (GA3) PADA BEBERAPA PEMELIHARAAN BUAH

Abstract

The aim of this study was to know the effect of GA3 to relative growth rate (RGR) of fruit and fruit weights when fruit amount which maintained improved. GA3 spraied to fruit with the concentration 0, 30, 60, 90 mg / l, a crop melon with the different fruit conservancy amount, that was one, two and tree fruits. The result of study indicate that remain to decreasing average of fruit weights if fruit amount which maintained improved. At plant with one fruit, spraying 60 and 90 mg / l GA3 can improved the fruit weight. GA3 increased RGR of fruit at 6 – 7 week after planting