Plant Architectural Arrangements to Improve Production and Quality of Brazilian Spinach

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Agronomy characters; Brazilian spinach; Consumption criteria; Pest percentage; Pruning

Abstract

Brazilian spinach (Alternanthera sissoo) is an extremely nutrient-rich leafy vegetable plant species native to Brazil and South America. It packs high amounts of carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, iron, and calcium. Brazilian spinach leafy vegetable is a low-growing perennial that forms a neat stack of up to 30 cm high, rather than spread out on the mat. COver 2 months growth leaf become small, fibrous taste, and grow horizontally that cause pest investment. Brazilian spinach is an annual herb that can be increased of quality and production by pruning. Pruning of Brazilian spinach is carried out at the Screenhouse on the seedbed in Karangploso from May to August 2022. Pruning to arrangements the plant architecture were carried out by leaving 1 internode, 2 internodes, 3 internodes, and 4 internodes on the stem and control, each repeated 4 replications with 5 treatment with 6 plant samples in each treatment. Observations were made on the number of main stem, the number of axilary branches, the number of leaves, the length of the main stem, the number of internodes, the fresh weight of the plant, and the fresh weight of the leaves. Plant architecture create using Corel Draw, and the observation of the pest attacks percentage was carried out by calculating the percentage of attacks of Spodoptera sp., and Bemicia tabaci attacks. Organoleptic test on 16 respondents on color, scent, texture, flavor, and overall appearance category. The results showed that the arrangement of plant architecture by pruning effected on the agronomic character of the plant, the percentage of Spodoptera sp. And Bemicia tabaci attacks, and consumer preferences for the consumption of spinach. Pruning by leaving 3 internodes showed the best growth and yield of plants, while the preference for spinach consumption criteria was found in spinach with 4 internode pruning.

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AU  - Listy Anggraeni
AU  - Robi`in
AU  - Evy Latifah
AU  - Diding Rahmawati
AU  - Baswarsiati
AU  - Aniswatul Khamidah
AU  - Ita Yustina
AU  - Thohir Zubaidi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/22
TI  - Plant Architectural Arrangements to Improve Production and Quality of Brazilian Spinach
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture (ICoSIA 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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