THE WEED DIVERSITY ON TOMATO (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill) CROP IN MAJALENGKA REGENCY, WEST JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

YAYAN SUMEKAR¹*
¹Department Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia
* Corresponding Author : yayan.sumekar@gmail.com

Received : 23-03-2018     Accepted : 28-03-2018     Published : 30-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 6       Pages : 5581 - 5583
Int J Agr Sci 10.6 (2018):5581-5583

Keywords : Weed, Tomato
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia
Author Contribution : Sole Author

The Research aims to know the weed diversity on tomato crop in Majalengka Regency, West Java Province. It was conducted in November 2016 as of 2017. It uses the descriptive research method through survey method. After the required sample-plot number is obtained, then carried out vegetation analysis (weed survey). Each of vegetation analysis is determined: weed species, weed density, weed frequency, weed dominance, Summed Dominance Ratio, community coefficient, weed coverage percentage and dry weed weight. The questionnaires are given to farmers to know the history of tomato and carrot, i.e. used plant varieties, used plant pattern, used fertilizer type, weed controlling technique and plant spacing. The result indicates that weed species contained in tomato crop in Majalengka Regency were 21 species. There are 14 broad- leaved weed species, 6 grass species and 1 nut grass, dominant weed species found in the tomato crop in Majalengka Regency are 8 species. 5 broad-leaved weed species are recorded, i.e., G. parviflora, D. villosa, O. trifolia, A. conyzoides and A. vulgaris, 2 grass species i.e., E. indica and C. dactylon, 1 nut grass species i.e., Cyperus rotundus.

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