¹Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Melaka Branch, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka.

²Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology, Univertiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sarawak Branch, Samarahan Campus, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

Email: hasmah@uitm.edu.my

Chili Kulai (Capsicum annum L) is a typical and popular chili that utilized by Malaysians as a spice in their daily food, emphasize its economic value. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost and Trichoderma biofertilizer on the growth and yield performance of chili production, as well as to determine the NPK content of soil and chili plant. The experimental design used was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments replicated four (4) times with four plants giving a total 64 experimental units. The treatments involved were: T1 (Control), T2 (100% EFB compost), T3 (100% Trichoderma biofertilizer) and T4 (50% EFB compost + 50% Trichoderma biofertilizer). Furthermore, there was a significant different (p<0.05) for growth and yield performance of chili production. As for the nutrient content (%) in both soil and plant, T4 showed the highest NPK content. In conclusion, this study proved that the use of organic based EFB compost enriched with Trichoderma biofertilizer is viable and could provide as an alternative reduction for chemical fertilizers usage in chilies production.