The Effect of Various Microbiomes as Soil Probiotics to the Thinning Corn Plants [Zea mays (L.) Saccharata] Forage on Growth, Production and Forage Quality

This study aims to evaluate the use of microbiomes as probiotics in corn plants (Zea mays L. Saccharata ) resulting from thinning forage (35 days after planted). The use of microbiomes as plant probiotics is expected to provide an alternative environmentall friendly solution in increasing the productivity of thinning results of corn plants and agricultural sustainability. This research was conducted at the Ciparanje research field and the animal feed crops laboratory, faculty of animal husbandry, padjadjaran university in Indonesia from August 2023 to February 2024.

The method used was experimental with a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 microbiome probiotic treatments, namely J1 (Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces), J2 (mycofer probiotics (glomus etunicatum, glomus manihotis, gigaspora margarita, acaulospora sp) and J3 (combination of lactobacillus + saccharomyces + Bacterial Acidic Lactate (BAL) + mycofer). Each treatment was repeated 6 times. The research data were analyzed using the anova test and duncan’s further test.

The results showed that the treatment of various microbiomes gave significant effect on the plants height and the quality of corn forage (crude protein, phosphorus and calcium). The fresh weight and the dry weight production of forage gave the similar results.