Application of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch Compost on Red Yellow Podsolic Soil for the Growth of Oil Palm Seedlings (Elaeis quineensis Jacq)

If red yellow podsolid (RYP)soil is to be used for oil palm seedling growth, technological input is needed, including empty palm fruit bunch (EFB) compost fertilizer. The study aims to determine the effect of providing empty palm fruit bunch compost on the growth of oil palm seedlings in the main nursery on red yellow podsolid soil planting media. This study was conducted in Jambi Indonesia. The design used was a Completely Randomized Design with one factor, namely the provision of EFB compost with a comparison of % volume with the treatment level K0 = 0% EFB compost and 100% RYP soil, K1 = 10% EFB compost and 90% RYP soil, K2 = 20% EFB compost and 80% RYP soil, K3 = 30% EFB compost and 70% RYP soil, K4 = 40% EFB compost and 60% RYP soil, K5 = 50% EFB compost and 50% RYP soil. Observations; seedling height, stem diameter, dry weight of the crown, dry weight of the roots. Data were analyzed statistically using analysis of variance, and DNMRT test at the α level of 5%. The application of EFB compost to red yellow podsolid soil with various treatments has a significant effect on seedling height, stem diameter, dry weight of the crown and dry weight of the roots of oil palm seedlings. Empty palm fruit bunch compost fertilizer with a treatment of 50% red yellow podsolid soil and 50% empty palm fruit bunch compost showed the best effect.