PEMOTONGAN PADA FASE VEGETATIF DALAM BUDIDAYA PADI MENUNJANG KETERSEDIAAN HIJAUAN PAKAN TERNAK

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of age and height of cutting in the vegetative
phase on the growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and farming analysis. This research was
conducted from June- Ocotber 2019 in Jua Village, Jua Nan XX Village, Lubuk Begalung District,
West Sumatra. This research was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) with a
plant spacing of 25 cm x 25 cm on 2 x 2 m plot area, with 7 treatments consisting of uncut, cut at 35
DAP and cutting height from 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm. Cutting at the age of 45 days after planting
starting from the cutting height of 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm with 3 replications so that there were 21
experimental plots. The data were taken completely randomly if it has a significant effect, it will be
continued with the BNT test at a 5% level of significance. This study concluded that the best treatment
was cutting the rice plant IR42, which was carried out at 45 hst as high as 5 cm above the soil surface
and is able to produce 11.5 t ha-1
forage and 5.73 t ha-1 harvest dry grain (HDG), with a net income
of 25.785 million rupiah for 1 harvest or 6,45 million rupiah per month.