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
23ºC- 26ºC. 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
important benefits in supporting the
improvement of people's nutrients. The
use of mung beans are also very diverse,
from simple processing to sophisticated
refined products. In Indonesia this day,
Mung beans is currently used as:
vegetables, soups, porridge, drinks, baby
food, cakes, tofu, and etc. Indonesia's
population is large enough to cause
potential market demand for mung beans
(Trustinah, 1992).
photosynthesis and respiration, Mung
bean is included into the Group of C-3
plant. C-3 plants is a plant that has a high
level of photorespiration, resulting the
net proceeds of photosynthesis is much
lower than C-4 plants such as corn. C-4
plants have specialized anatomy needed
to metabolize CO2 and can effectively
eliminate the photorespiration (the rate
of photorespiration is zero) and may
increase CO2 assimilation capacity
(Hidayat, 1995). This specialized
Anatomy are characterized with vascular
tissue which is breeding with bundle
sheet cells that containing a large amount
of organelles (Brown & Hattersley,
1989; Anonim, 2012).
Soeprapto (1982) stated that light
intensity is really influence the growth of
mung beans. In this journal we will
prove that the light intensity will
influence the growth of the mung beans
with two different treatments.
II. Subject of the Research
Growth is the process of increasing
the number of protoplasm cells in an
organism, wwhich is accompanied with
increasing size, weight, and the number
of cells that are not returned to the
original condition (Moore, et al, in
Karmana, 2007: 11)
In the growth stages of mung beans
it requires planting media and 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 that’s written by
Schleiden dan Schwann that stated about
a part of the plant that alive has the
totipotention, which if cultivated in a
compatible planting media will grow
into a perfect plant (Soeprapto, 1982).
Cotton as planting media, the
dominant content of cotton consists of
fibre plants (cellulose) while the other
nutrient substances is only a few. The
main reason why we use cotton as a
planting media is because cotton can
keep the moisture longer and better than
a soil as a planting media, so that the
mung beans were planted in cotton
media can grow faster than in the soil
media. Besides cotton soft texture is
perfect for mung bean plant roots when
it still young and weak, so the young
roots can grow better for a certain period
of time (Hadi, 2012).
III. 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, observation and
measurement of variables. This
experiment was conducted in Malang on
dry season with the average temperature
of 23ºC- 26ºC. The experiment was
conducted with two treatments the Mung
Beans that is placed in the light area and
the dark area.
The tools and materials are two
platic cups, cotton, mung beans seeds,
and water. The process are first put wet
cottons in the two different plastic cups.
IV. Result
Table 1. Plants Height
Light
Intensity Day 1 Day 2
Light Area 1 1,2
Dark Area - -
V. Discussion
From the table above we can see that
the growth of mung bean plants were
placed in a light area grow since the first
day we planted and kept getting higher
every day. Meanwhile, the mung beans
plants that are placed in a dark area
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.
VI. Conclussion
The effect of light intensity on the
growth and development of mung beans
Second, put the mung beans seeds in the
plastic cups that already filled with wet
cottons(10 seeds each). And then, placed
one cup in the light area (field) and the
other one is placed in the room which has
a low light intensity (bed room).
Observed and measured the growth of
the plant every day in seven days.
Plant Height (cm)
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
1,3 1,4 1,4 1,6 1,7
1 1,5 1,7 2 2,1
is the higher the intensity of light
obtained by plant mung beans then it
caused slow growth of the stem and
make the stem to growth shorter and
otherwise the lower the intensity of light
obtained the mung beans, the length of
the stem that grows is more long.
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
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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