Grafting technology increases nutmeg crop productivity in Indonesia

Bogor - Nutmeg is one of Indonesia's leading commodities and a very large export commodity. Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo also continues to encourage the development of plantation commodities with high economic value, and supports increasing agricultural competitiveness, including the plantation sector in the global market. Unfortunately, the productivity of nutmeg in Indonesia is still very low, only around 0.5 ton/hectare (ha). Whereas from several varieties that have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), nutmeg has a potential yield of 3.7 tons/ha. Head of Research Institute for Spices and Medicinal Plants (Balittro) Dr. Evi Savitri Iriani explained that there are nine superior varieties of nutmeg that have been released by the Agricultural Research and Development Agency (Balitbangtan) of the Ministry of Agriculture through the Research Institute for Spices and Medicinal Plants (Balittro). However, in the field, the superior varieties used are ...