Abstract

This study was to analyze the strategy of using biofertilizer fertilization labor in the cultivation of large red chilies and white bird's eye chilies, to determine labor efficiency, productivity, income, profit, and B/C ratio.The research was conducted at the experimental Garden IPB Tajur Bogor, Indonesia in February - June 2019.
The research method was with 4 treatments on 4 large red chili varieties and 4 varieties of white bird's eye chili.All treatments received inorganic fertilization and standard drum fertilizer, then added with biofertilizer X1, X2, combination X1 + X2, and control without biofertilizer.The research design was a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications.
The results showed that the cultivation of large red chilies and white bird's eye chilies with standard inorganic fertilizers could generate profits with the B/C ratio in the control treatment of 1.63 times for white bird's eye chili and 2.27 times for large red chilies.The biofertilizer treatment was able to increase the production of fresh chilies, production value (income), and profits in white chili peppers and large red chilies.The biofertilizer treatment was also able to increase the productivity of fresh chilies with the highest yield of 15.9 tonnes/hectare of white chili in the X1 + X2 biofertilizer treatment and 15.8 tonnes/hectare of large red chilies in the X1 and X1 + X 2 biofertilizer treatments.The biofertilizer treatment was also able to increase the highest profit by 142% in the biofertilizer treatment for white bird's eye chilies and 18.95% for large red chilies, which was higher than the control gain.The increase in production value (income) from the biofertilizer treatment is greater than the additional cost of the biofertilizer material and the cost of fertilizing labor, so the use of biofertilizer is more profitable.

Key words: white cayenne pepper, large red chili, productivity, income, profit, B/C ratio, inorganic fertilizer, and biofertilizer.