NIKOLAUS OKTAVIANUS PEGA Pengarang Nova D. Lussy, SP., M.Sc Dosen Pembimbing 1 Ester R. Jella, SP, MP Dosen Pembimbing 2 Dr. Ir. Suryawati, M.Si Penguji 1 Ir. Eko H. A. Juwaningsih., M. Si Penguji 2

Japanese cucumber ( Cucurbita pepo L) are plants that produce fruit that can be eaten, commodity vegetable annuals are cultivated in Indonesia and has a value of economical high. This study aims to Know the effects of the use of fertilizer cows cage animal ( fertilizer cage chickens , goats , and cow ) against per plant and the results of Japanese cucumber and also to Obtain treatment of fertilizer cage animal ( fertilizer cage chickens , goats , and cows ) are the best for the growth and results of japanese cucumber . Research sealed implemented at June to A Gustus 2019 at the practical garden of the Food Crops and Horticulture Study Program, Department of Food Crops and Horticulture, Kupang State Agricultural Polytechnic. The research was designed using a randomized block design (RBD) with the research factor, namely animal fertilizer and its combination, consisting of 8 treatments repeated 4 times in order to obtain 32 experimental units. The treatments tried were without giving animal fertilizer (P0), chicken fertilizer (P1), goat fertilizer (P2), fertilizer cow (P3), chicken fertilizer and goat fertilizer (P4), chicken fertilizer and fertilizer. fertilizer cow (P5), goat fertilizer and fertilizer cow (P6) and chicken fertilizer , goat fertilizer and fertilizer cow (P7). The parameters observed were plant height, leaf chlorophyll, number of fruits, fruit length, fruit fresh weight, fruit diameter and fruit weight per plot (tonnes). The results of this study indicate that the application of chicken fertilizer has a very significant effect on plant height at 5 and 7 WAP (45.74 cm), fruit length (27.72 cm), fruit fresh weight (803.36 g), fruit diameter (6 , 77 cm) and fruit weight per plot (16.75 tons / ha). Key words : fertilizer , growth, yield , Japanese cucumber