Grafting technology increases nutmeg crop productivity in Indonesia

Published 2021년 7월 16일

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Indonesia's Minister of Agriculture is pushing for a boost in the productivity of nutmeg, a key export commodity, by promoting the cultivation of superior varieties and grafting technology. Currently, the country achieves only 0.5 tons per hectare, but potential yields are up to 3.7 tons per hectare. The Research Institute for Spices and Medicinal Plants (Balittro) has introduced nine superior nutmeg varieties, but these are not widely used due to limited sex identification technology and inefficient cultivation methods. Balittro is advocating for the use of vegetative propagation and grafting to improve productivity and efficiency. The grafting process was demonstrated during an online technical guidance, showing promise with a success rate above 80%.

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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 ...

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