PEMANFAATAN KOMPOS AMPAS TEBU PADA TANAMAN SORGUM (Shorgum bicolor (L.) Moench) DI LAHAN KERING : OPTIMALISASI PEMANFAATAN LAHAN KERING DI PROVINSI JAMBI

Sorghum is one type of cereal plant that has great potential to be developed in Indonesia because it a wide adaptation area. been known and cultivated for long time several regions Indonesia. The opportunity increase production through increasing productivity still very large up now the achieved only 60% yield each new variety 6 tons / ha. One causes low sorghum due minimum fertilization nutrient-poor soil. Efforts can made keep crop balanced will require innovation supply environmentally friendly nutrients, which by utilizing bagasse waste into organic fertilizer. study was conducted at Experimental Garden Faculty Agriculture, Jambi University, Mendalo Indah Village, Luar Kota District, Muaro Regency located an altitude 35 m above sea level Ultisol soil type. aimed determine effect compost on growth obtain dose provide best sorghum. This using randomized block design (RBD) with factor, namely fertilizer consisting 4 levels treatment. treatment used this (P0) administration inorganic fertilizers, (P1) 5 ha fertilizer, (P2) giving 10 (P3) 15 ton variables observed were height, number leaves, age flowering, root dry weight, panicle length, seed weight per plant, 1000 seeds, hectare. results showed had significant height. However, there no plants, seeds planting harvest index