The Evaluation for Salvinia sp. Adaptation to Iron Concentration on Nutrient Solution and Tidal Swamplands Soil Growing Media

Salvinia sp. is an alternative aquatic plant that is abundant in the swamplands and can be used for bioremediation of water contaminated with metals. The objectives of the experiment were (1) to evaluate the adaptation of Salvinia sp. to the iron (Fe) concentration in nutrient solution and tidal swampland soil growing medium and (2) to obtain Fe-adaptive Salvinia sp. as indicated by having rapid growth and high biomass. The experiment has been carried out in Cikabayan greenhouse IPB University, Bogor. Salvinia sp. was evaluated in a 4-liter plastic container with Hoagland nutrient solution that was supplemented with Fe based on the experimental treatments. The 10 accessions of Salvinia sp. were selected and evaluated using a pot filled with soil from tidal swampland. The results showed that increasing Fe concentration from 7 to 14 ppm in solution inhibited the growth, reduced the fresh weight, and delayed the doubling time of Salvinia sp. The selection of Salvinia sp. on 7 ppm Fe obtained 4 Salvinia sp. accessions with high biomass weights and fast doubling time, namely S. Kambat, Murung Karamat, Gambut, and Muning Tengah. Among the 4 accessions, the best two were S. Kambat and Murung Karamat with a fast doubling time of about 7.9 days and were adaptive in the tidal swampland.