The Effect of Adding Kepok Banana Peels (Musa paradisiaca) to Powder Media on the Growth of White Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Abstract

This study aims to see the effect of Kepok banana peel on the growth of white oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). The research was conducted in the white oyster mushroom kumbung Sawangan, Depok between February and July 2018. The research method used was an experimental method with a research design using a completely randomized design (CRD). The study was conducted by giving 6 treatments and five replications where there were 3 parameters used, namely fresh weight, dry weight and number of oyster mushroom fruit bodies. The treatments referred to were treatment A (control), B (1 gram of Kepok banana peels), C (3 grams of Kepok banana peels), D (5 grams of Kepok banana peels), E (7 grams of Kepok banana peels), and F (9 grams of banana peel kepok). The results showed that the growth of white oyster mushrooms with D treatment had the most effect on mushroom weight and dry weight with an average of 62.38 grams and 6.35 grams. Whereas the number of fruiting bodies that had the most influence on treatment F was 16.9 grams. The results of the analysis of variance of one white oyster mushroom growth factor on the fresh weight parameter shows that F_hitung (9.46) > F_table (0,01) (3.90). This means that oyster growth was very significant and the dry weight parameter indicates that F_hitung ( 2.79) > F_table (0,05) (2.62), which indicates that the growth of oyster mushrooms was significant. The parameter of the number of fruiting bodies showed that F_hitung (5.06) > F_table (0,01) (3.90), which indicates that the oyster mushroom growth was significant. This proves that offering Kepok banana peels affects the growth of white oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus).