The Effects of Vermicompost on Carbon and Nitrogen Availability, C/N ratio and Corn Production Planted in Entisol Coastal Areas

Entisols are soils that widely used in Indonesia, both for irrigated and rainfed rice fields, vegetable cultivation, others. Vermicompost also contains many of the nutrients available to plants increases soil porosity, aeration, humidity, controls erosion so it can help buffering toxins promoting plant growth. Corn is a cereal crop second most important food Indonesia besides rice. The volume corn imports higher than exports, this due high demand but domestic production has not been able fulfill it. experimental design was Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD), seven levels vermicompost doses, namely 0; 2.5; 5.0; 7.5; 10; 12.5; 15 tons ha-1) each repeated 4 times. This study aims determine dose fertilizer improve properties yields maize (Zea mays L.). application with had significant effect on N nutrient coastal Entisols. Doses were increase dry stover weight, cob weight husk, without husk plants.