THE EFFECT OF CONCENTRATION AND LENGTH OF COCONUT WATER SOAKING IN THE INVIGORATION PROCESS ON THE VIABILITY OF PEANUT SEEDS (Arachis hypogaea L)
Abstract
This research aims to determine the effect of concentration and duration of soaking in coconut water and their interaction on the invigoration process on the viability of peanut seeds. The research was conducted in October-December 2023 at Rumah Kassa, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University, Labuhan Batu. and was an experimental study with a factorial design, completely randomized. Factor I is the concentration of coconut water with four levels of treatment, namely 0, 25, 50 and 75%, and factor II is the soaking time with three levels of treatment, namely 3, 6 and 9 hours. There were 12 treatment combinations with three replications each. The variables observed were germination capacity, maximum growth potential, growth speed, vigor index, simultaneous growth, plant height, and number of leaves. Observation data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of the research showed that the concentration of coconut water at invigoration had a significant effect on the viability of peanut seeds on germination parameters, maximum growth potential, growth speed, simultaneous growth and plant height and did not have a significant effect on the vigor index and leaf parameters. The length of time soaking coconut water in freshener significantly affects the viability of peanut seeds in terms of strength index and several leaf parameters. The length of time soaked in coconut water for activation has a significant effect on the viability of peanut seeds on the parameters of growth speed and growth simultaneously and does not have a significant effect on the parameters of germination, maximum growth potential, vigor index, plant height and number of leaves. There was no interaction between concentration and length of soaking in coconut water on the viability of peanut seeds for all parameters
