The Growth Response of Cocoa Seed (Theobroma Cacao L.) on Mulching and Watering

Abstract

The research on growth response of cocoa seed (theobroma cacao l.) on mulching and watering has been done. This research uses Randomized Block Design consisting of 2 factors. The first factor is mulching (B) which consists of 3 levels and watering (W) which consists of 4 levels. Mulching showed a significant effect on the number of leaflets at 9 weeks of age and has no significant effect on plant height, leaf area, wet root weight and root dry weight. The highest number of leaves was found at B₁ level (10.77 leaves) and the lowest was at B₀ (9.56 leaves) without mulching. Watering gives no significant effect on all observed parameters of plant height, leaf number, leaf area, wet root weight and root dry weight. The highest number of leaves was found at W₃ (10.55 leaves) and the lowest was at W₁ (9.47 leaves) The interaction of mulching and watering have no significant effect on all observed parameters of plant height, leaf number, leaf area, wet root weight and root dry weight.

Keywords: growth, response, cocoa seed, mulching, watering.