| dc.description.abstract | Horticulture is a branch of agricultural science that includes the cultivation of
ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants that have economic or
consumption value. Horticulture involves various techniques, technologies, and
agronomic practices to achieve the goal of optimizing harvest yields and increasing
productivity. Production greatly affects farmers' income, so farmers must be wiser
in choosing which planting pattern is more suitable and profitable for farmers so
that by choosing the right planting pattern, farmers can meet their daily needs. This
study aims to determine whether there is a difference in income from three planting
patterns used, namely the chili monoculture planting pattern, the chili-corn
intercropping pattern and the chili-tomato intercropping pattern. This study was
conducted in Purbatua Baru Village, Silimakuta District, Simalungun Regency
using the purposive sampling method. Samples were taken as many as 60
respondents consisting of 15 chili-corn intercropping farmers, 15 chili-tomato
intercropping farmers and 30 farmers who used the monoculture planting pattern.
Data collection was conducted using an open-ended questionnaire. The data
analysis method used was the Kruskal-Wallis analysis method. From the results of
the study, it was found that farmers with the most profitable cropping pattern were
farmers with chili tomato intercropping patterns because the highest average
income was in the chili tomato intercropping pattern of Rp 222,350,133, while the
average income of farmers with chili corn intercropping patterns was Rp
165,742,100 and the average income of farmers with chili monoculture planting
patterns was Rp 170,348,550. | en_US |
