Registration certificate for local variety of curly red chili Pengkol Jati from Grobogan, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Pengkol Jati curly red chili is a local variety of chili from Grobogan Regency, Central Java that has been grown by farmers for decades. A certificate of ownership of local varieties issued by Center for Crop Variety Protection and Agricultural Licensing, Ministry of Agriculture of Republic Indonesia is very important to protect the variety from illegal name and to meet the requirements for the release of varieties. The primary requirement to get the certificate of ownership is morphological identification, which was conducted in February to April 2020 in Pengkol Jati village, Grobogan regency. The character observed include external appearance of tree (height, growth, head shape, crown, branching, color on the book, canopy, stem shape and color), leaves (shape, size, direction, leaf color, size and color petiole, wax layer), flower (color of flower; stem; and flower crown, stain, petals, pistil head,position and angle of flower stalk, number of flower per node, flowering schedule, time of flower to fruit,), fruit (color, size, shape, skin and flesh thickness, fruit weight, seed color, shape, and size), and general data. The morphological characteristics and general data were noted and organized in the form of a standard blank and registered to Center for Crop Variety Protection and Agricultural Licensing to get a Certificate of Ownership of Local Varieties. Result of the experiment revealed that in 18 December 2020, a Certificate of Ownership of Local Varieties of Pengkol Jati curly red chili numbered: 1609/PVL/2020 was issued and submitted to local government of Grobogan regency.