Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 22 No. 1 (2022): January - March

Preliminary Study: Habitat Characteristics of Amorphophallus spp. to Support Cultivation Development in East Lombok

Janwar Wahyu (Universitas Mataram)
Arben Virgota (Universitas Mataram)
Sukiman Sukiman (Universitas Mataram)
Baiq Farista (Universitas Mataram)
Suripto Suripto (Universitas Mataram)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Dec 2021

Abstract

One type of the Amorphophallus genus that has high economic value is Amorphophallus Muelleri, which is known as the local name Porang. Porang tubers are used to obtain glucomannan which is widely used in the drug industry. Currently, many porang tubers come from the forest and have not been widely cultivated. In Lombok island of, several species of Amorphophallus spp are found. Therefore, a preliminary study of the habitat information of Amorphophallus spp. in East Lombok is urgently needed, especially in the Kokok Tojang sub-watershed. This study aims to determine the habitat of Amorphophallus spp based on actual and potential existence data. The method used in this study is a purposive sampling method, namely by looking for actual and potential locations where Amorphophallus spp.  In this study, two types of Amorphophallus were found, namely A. paeoniifollius and A muelleri. Habitat characteristics of Amorphophallus spp described by soil and microclimate parameters. Soil parameters include soil moisture (15-70% and an average of 28.5%); Soil temperature (24-29 oC), soil fertility (ideal) soil texture (clay clay, sandy loam, and dusty clay), conductivity (0.07 – 0.52 mS/cm). Microclimate parameters measured include temperature (19.4 – 30.3oC), humidity (64.4% – 81.4%), light intensity (60.3 – 22526.8 lux).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

Description

Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...