GERMINATION AND INITIAL GROWTH OF TRUE SHALLOT (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum) SEEDS ENCAPSULATED WITH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

Shallot (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum) cultivation is performed using True Seed (TSS) to obtain seedlings. However, it difficult handle when sowing directly, due the seed’s small and irregular shape. Therefore, encapsulation technology needed make TSS seeds have a larger size regular Shallots enable be more significant, roundshaped through encapsulation. This research was conducted combination treatment between fillers adhesives that can form strong, round, smooth capsules. The studied included gypsum, dolomite, lime, vermicompost, compost, sawdust. While adhesive material Arabic gum polyvinyl alcohol. parameters observed include viability, germination, vigor index, maximum growth potential of encapsulated seed were on par with non-encapsulated in germination seedling vigor. results showed index vigor, potency better than ones. Likewise for percentage alive up-normal seed. Furthermore, organic type capsule filling compared inorganic