Name : Nadya Awaliah

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The Effect of Light On Mung Beans

(Vigna radiata L.) Growth
Nadya Awaliah
Departement of Agroecotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture
Brawijaya University, Malang
Corresponding author email: nadyaawl@gmail.com
Abstract: Mung Beans is a kind of crops that growth well in tropical
regions which has a high light intensity. This research was aimed to know
and compare the growth of Mung Beans (Vigna radiate L.) with the effect
of different light intensities. In this research we analyzed the growth of
the Mung Beans that is placed in the light area and the dark area. This has
been conducted in Malang on dry season with the average temperature of
23C- 26C. The results of this research are as follows: dark area is good
for the growth of Mung Beans, while the light area can inhibit the growth
of Mung Beans.
Key words: Mung Beans, growth, light intensities.
I.

Introduction

Based

on

the

rate

of

Mung bean is a legumes that has an

photosynthesis and respiration, Mung

important benefits in supporting the

bean is included into the Group of C-3

improvement of people's nutrients. The

plant. C-3 plants is a plant that has a high

use of mung beans are also very diverse,

level of photorespiration, resulting the

from simple processing to sophisticated

net proceeds of photosynthesis is much

refined products. In Indonesia this day,

lower than C-4 plants such as corn. C-4

Mung beans

is currently used as:

plants have specialized anatomy needed

vegetables, soups, porridge, drinks, baby

to metabolize CO2 and can effectively

food, cakes, tofu, and etc. Indonesia's

eliminate the photorespiration (the rate

population is large enough to cause

of photorespiration is zero) and may

potential market demand for mung beans

increase CO2 assimilation capacity

(Trustinah, 1992).

(Hidayat,

1995).

This

specialized

Anatomy are characterized with vascular

tissue which is breeding with bundle

totipotention, which if cultivated in a

sheet cells that containing a large amount

compatible planting media will grow

of organelles (Brown & Hattersley,

into a perfect plant (Soeprapto, 1982).

1989; Anonim, 2012).

Cotton as planting media, the

Soeprapto (1982) stated that light

dominant content of cotton consists of

intensity is really influence the growth of

fibre plants (cellulose) while the other

mung beans. In this journal we will

nutrient substances is only a few. The

prove that the light intensity will

main reason why we use cotton as a

influence the growth of the mung beans

planting media is because cotton can

with two different treatments.

keep the moisture longer and better than

a soil as a planting media, so that the

II.

mung beans were planted in cotton

Subject of the Research

Growth is the process of increasing

media can grow faster than in the soil

the number of protoplasm cells in an

media. Besides cotton soft texture is

organism, wwhich is accompanied with

perfect for mung bean plant roots when

increasing size, weight, and the number

it still young and weak, so the young

of cells that are not returned to the

roots can grow better for a certain period

original condition (Moore, et al, in

of time (Hadi, 2012).

Karmana, 2007: 11)

In the growth stages of mung beans
it requires planting media and

III.

are

influenced by several factors, there is

two factors; External factors are factors
that influence growth and development
from outside of the plant, include:
nutrients, temperature, light, water,
humidity, planting media, etc (Wie,
2012). In the study growth of the mung
beans, The base theory that used is
totipotention theory thats written by
Schleiden dan Schwann that stated about
a part of the plant that alive has the

Research Method

The

method

used

is

an

experimental method. The experimental

method of research is a controlled
procedure that sees the manipulation of
an independent variable to observe and
measure any effect this has on a
dependent

variable.

The

essential

features of the experimental method are

then

the

control,

measurement

of

observation
variables.

and
This

experiment was conducted in Malang on

dry season with the average temperature

of 23C- 26C. The experiment was

Second, put the mung beans seeds in the

conducted with two treatments the Mung

plastic cups that already filled with wet

Beans that is placed in the light area and

cottons(10 seeds each). And then, placed

the dark area.

one cup in the light area (field) and the

other one is placed in the room which has

The tools and materials are two

a low light intensity (bed room).

platic cups, cotton, mung beans seeds,

Observed and measured the growth of

and water. The process are first put wet

the plant every day in seven days.

cottons in the two different plastic cups.

IV.

Result

Table 1. Plants Height

Plant Height (cm)

Light

V.

Intensity

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Light Area

1,2

1,3

1,4

1,4

1,6

1,7

Dark Area

1,5

1,7

2,1

Discussion

is the higher the intensity of light

From the table above we can see that

obtained by plant mung beans then it

the growth of mung bean plants were

caused slow growth of the stem and

placed in a light area grow since the first

make the stem to growth shorter and

day we planted and kept getting higher

otherwise the lower the intensity of light

every day. Meanwhile, the mung beans

obtained the mung beans, the length of

plants that are placed in a dark area

the stem that grows is more long.

began to grow on the third day after

planted. However, the end of the result is
a mung bean plants that are placed in a
dark area has a length longer than the
mung bean placed in the light area.

VII.

Acknowledgement

First of all, thanks to ALLAH S.W.T

for his mercy and guidance in giving me
fullstrength to complete this The Effect
of Light On Mung Beans (Vigna radiata

VI.

Conclussion

The effect of light intensity on the

growth and development of mung beans

L.) Growth Experiment task. Even

facing

withsome

difficulties

in

completing this task, I still managed to

complete it. A lot of thanks to my

teacher, Mrs. Putri Gayatri for all of her
support and guidance in helping me to
finish my task that really tested my
abilities mentally and physically.
Then, I would like thanks to my
parents, for supporting me mentally and
physically not just during finishing this
tasks but also during my whole studies.
In addition, grateful acknowledgement
to all of my friends who never give up in
giving their support to me in all aspects
of life. Thank you, I will never forget all
of your kindness.
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