Influence of Rhizobacteria and Seed Pruning on Plant Growth and Results Red Chili (Capsicum annum L.)

This study aims to determine the effect of rhizobacteria
and seed pruning on the growth and yield of red chilies. This
research has been carried out in the Malvinas Delta permanent
nursery, Padang Watershed Management Agency (BPDAS). This
experiment used a factorial completely randomized design with 2
factors. The first factor was pruning the seeds, namely: without
pruning, trimming at 21 days after sowing, trimming at 30 days after
sowing. The second factor is the provision of rhizobacteria which
consists of: without rhizobacteria and given rhizobacteria. The
observations made in the experiment were plant height, number of
primary branches, age of flowering, age at first harvest, length of
fruit, number of fruit planted, and weight of fruit planted. The results
of the experiment showed a significant interaction between pruning
seeds and giving rhizobacteria to the growth and yield of red chilies
at the plant height and number of branches. The influence of
rhizobacteria on the growth and yield of red chilies on the
parameters of the age of flowering, number of fruit planted, and fruit
weight of the plant with a yield of 156.70 g/plant. There is an effect
of pruning on the vegetative phase and no effect on the generative
phase of red chili plants.