Research Article
The Effect of Chicken Manure Application on the Growth and Yield of Celery (Apium graveolens L.)
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363092, author={Jessyca Putri Choirunnisa and Dewi Rofita and Ludgardis Mulyanti Ajut}, title={The Effect of Chicken Manure Application on the Growth and Yield of Celery (Apium graveolens L.)}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health and Agriculture, ICEHHA 2025, 11-12 December 2025, Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEHHA}, year={2026}, month={5}, keywords={Celery; chicken manure; dosage; organic}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363092} }- Jessyca Putri Choirunnisa
Dewi Rofita
Ludgardis Mulyanti Ajut
Year: 2026
The Effect of Chicken Manure Application on the Growth and Yield of Celery (Apium graveolens L.)
ICEHHA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363092
Abstract
Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is a vegetable plant used as a food ingredient, especially in soups. Celery is also used as a medicinal plant because it can treat various ailments such as digestive disorders, prevent lymphatic disease, and treat fever and flu. Celery export volume decreased from 2015 to 2016 due to inappropriate cultivation techniques, particularly in fertilization. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of chicken manure application on celery growth and yield, as well as to determine the appropriate dosage of chicken manure to increase celery growth and yield. This research was conducted from March to June 2025 in Leda, Bangka Leda Village, Langke Rembong District, Manggarai Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur. A randomized block design (RBD) was used with four treatment levels, each containing chicken manure: 0 kg/plot, 1 kg/plot, 2 kg/plot, and 3 kg/plot. Data were analyzed using a scaled Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Duncan's test at the 5% level. The results showed that chicken manure application significantly affected plant height, number of leaf stalks, fresh weight per plant, and leaf chlorophyll content. A dose of 3 kg/plot of chicken manure yielded the best results in terms of plant height (13.90 cm), number of leaf stalks (5.36 stalks), fresh weight per plant (31.40 g), and chlorophyll content (23.77 mg/g).
