Number Of Fruit Bunches Research Articles

Dampak Kemiringan Lahan terhadap Kadar Hara dan Produksi Kelapa Sawit

Palm oil is one of Indonesia's sources of foreign exchange, derived from government, private, and smallholder plantations. However, palm oil production from smallholder plantations is relatively poor due to low-quality seeds, non-standard technical culture, low soil fertility, and a lack of attention to the topography and slope of the ground during planting. Therefore, this research aims to characterize the growth and production of oil palm based on soil and plant nutrient content on various land slopes. The research was conducted on an oil palm plantation in Baru Village, Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia. Oil palm plants have been in production for seven years. The methods used in this research are survey methods, observation, and laboratory analysis. The research design used a non-factorial randomized block design. The research factor is the land slope, with three treatment levels consisting of flat land (0–8%), land slope 8–18%, and land slope 18–28%. The parameters observed in this research include land topographic characteristics, physical and chemical properties of soil, plant nutrient content, and agronomic characteristics of oil palm plants. The observation results showed that trunk circumference, number of fruit bunches per tree, and weight of bunches per tree gave better results on a slope of 8–18%. This is due to soil conservation measures in the form of rather deep depressions around the plant plates. However, the P and K nutrient levels of oil palm plants in this research area are included in the deficiency category. As a result, this research can help make decisions about fertilizer management and land usage in oil palm plantation areas with sloping topography.

Effect of number of suckers on date palm source-sink limitation tracked by physiological markers and carbon allocation responsive genes expression

Source–sink balancing is crucial for a fruit load capacity in date palm trees. In date palm trees, coordination of suckers as sink strength with berries as source strength is very significant for economic yield production. The purpose of this study was to use the number of fruit bunches in two fruiting conditions of Off (less than 6 bunches) and On (more than 8 bunches) to identify the source-sink limitation in ‘Mazafati’ date palms with a normal fruit load (6≤bunch number≤8) to determine the optimal number of suckers, as active sinks that compete with berries, to be kept on a date palm. In this study, there were two groups, date palms with 4-5 suckers and date palms with 6-7 suckers. The results showed that the stress caused by 6-7 suckers (as compared to 4-5 suckers) limited source; reduced yield, bunch weight, fruit weight, size, and flavor; and increased fruit shedding and biennial bearing. Date palms with 6-7 suckers and a normal fruit load had a higher content of reducing sugars, a lower content of non-reducing sugars, and less starch in the organelles. They also showed higher trehalose metabolism responsive trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases (TPP) genes expression along with lower carbon allocation sucrose-phosphate synthase (SPS1), sucrose synthase (SuSy) and invertase (INV) genes expression and enzymes activity in leaflets, which were in line with changes in yield and yield components. Therefore, the optimal number of suckers to be kept on a date palm with a normal fruit load was determined to be 4-5.

SULFATE AMMONIUM FERTILIZER ON THE OFF-SEASON PRODUCTION OF SNAKE FRUIT (Salacca sumatrana Becc.)

Sidimpuan snake fruit is one of the local specialties of Padangsidimpuan City in Sumatra. The fruit is known for its sweet, sour and astringent taste which differentiates it from Pondoh and Balinese snake fruit. However, snake fruit farmers have been experiencing an increasing failure rate of fruit-set during the off-season which has led to a decrease in production.   Use fertilization and drip irrigation in the off-season has been suggested as a solution. This research investigates the use of these to overcome the failure of fruit set to optimize production of Sidimpuan snake fruit throughout the year by determining the optimal dosage of ammonium sulfate fertilizer and drip irrigation for fruit set and production in the off-season. This research used a split-plot design with the main plot for drip irrigation and the subplot for ammonium sulfate. Observation parameters include the number of flower and fruit bunches, fruit set percentage and a nutrient analysis of the leaves. The results revealed that drip irrigation had a significant effect on the observed variables of fruit set and number of harvested fruit bunches. Drip irrigation had a significant effect on the fruit set percentage and the number of harvested fruit bunches. The best combination of treatments was also discovered to be 400 g ammonium sulfate fertilizer per plant and drip irrigation 3000 ml/plant. The fertilization period of July-Sept gave an off season harvest that was able to match the fruit set percentage (10.76% difference) and number of fruit bunches that were formed (25.65% difference ) by the April-June fertilization for the on-season harvest demonstrating that drip irrigation and ammonium sulfate can overcome fruit set failure in Sidimpuan snake fruit during the off-season.

Phenology of Flowering and Fruit Set in Snake Fruit (Salacca Sumatrana Becc.)

AbstractThe Sidimpuan snake fruit (Salacca sumatranaBecc.) tree flowers throughout the year. However, the fruits are produced seasonally. The level of production is directly related to flowering and fruit set. A low level of fruit formation results in a low number of fruits that can be harvested. A deeper understanding of the phenology of flowering and fruit set in Sidimpuan snake fruit may help solve the problem of low off-season production, and is the focus of this study. The study was conducted in the village of Palopat Maria, a subdistrict of Padangsidimpuan Hutaimbaru, Indonesia. The methodology included surveys and descriptive analysis with direct counting of inflorescences and fruits on each sample plant twice a week over each of three sampling periods (May–August 2016, September–December 2016, and January–April 2017). The results showed that the Sidimpuan snake fruit is a monoecious plant with hermaphrodite flowers. The inflorescences set at the base of the midrib of the fronds every 1.0–1.5 months. The plants had five–six flowering stages, and two–three stages of fruit set were observed. The period between the appearance of new flowers and fruit harvest lasted 5–6 months. The highest average number of flower bunches was observed in the January–April flowering period (6.23/tree) and the lowest was in May–August (5.33/tree, i.e., 14% less). The number of fruit bunches was the highest in May–August (4.37/tree), and the lowest in September–December, and was more than 40% less. Analysis of variance indicated that the flowering period significantly affected the percentage of fruit set. The highest fruit set was 85.5% during May–August, and the lowest was 44.0% during September–December. The average leaf nitrogen content in the flowering period of May–August and September–December was significantly different and higher than that in January–April. The average levels of phosphorus and potassium did not vary significantly throughout the year. The difference in fruit set affected the level of production in each flowering season.

Genetic diversity via REML-BLUP of ex situ conserved macauba [Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.] ecotypes

Macauba [Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.], a palm tree native to Brazil, has a high potential as an alternative source for vegetal oil production. It has several applications in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food industries, and for the production of biofuels. The conservation and characterization of its germplasm are essential for progress in genetic improvement. In this sense, a study of genetic divergence was carried out based on predicted genetic values of 88 accessions form the Active Germplasm Bank of Macauba of EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). Seven morpho-agronomic characters were observed. The obtained dendrogram generated seven groups. There was a tendency to group accessions according to geographic origin. The graphical dispersion of accession scores plotted in a two-dimensional space showed a pattern correlated to the clusters observed in the dendrogram. The first two principal components (PC1 and PC2) explained 70.4% of the total divergence. The most important traits associated with PC1 and PC2 were the number of fruit bunches and fruit volume, respectively. The application of mixed models in the study of divergence was useful in structuring the germplasm. The structuring of the germplasm is crucial to assist in the choice of parents aiming the selection of recombinant individuals with a superior performance in segregating generations.

The potential of physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.) hybrid plant as a source of biodiesel at different planting location for dry land utilization

Physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.) is the one of prospective plants to be developed as biodiesel source in the tropical region. Hence, it is very important to expand the cultivation area of this plant. The purpose of this research was examined the crossed results of four genotypes of physic nut plant that potential to be developed as the promising genotypes for dry land area, namely JCUMM-5, JCUMM-6, JCUMM-7, and JCUMM18. The potential production of the four genotypes plant of J. curcas were selected for five years planting at two different locations which represent the dry land area, i.e., Pasuruan Regency of East Java, and North Lombok Regency of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The observations on the number of fruit bunches, fruits number, seeds dry weight, 100 seeds dry weight and seed oil content showed that JCUMM5, JCUMM7, and JCUMM18 were not significantly different (P>0.05) and the seeds production in kilogram of dry weight/ha/year higher than IP3A and IP3P as a control genotypes. Whereas the JCUMM18 genotype was the highest average on seeds dry weight (328.5 kg/ha/year) and North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara location was higher on a number of fruit bunches, fruits number and 100 seeds dry weight than those in Pasuruan, East Java. However, the seed oil content from North Lombok was lower than in Pasuruan location.

오미자 수집종의 생육특성 및 생리활성 분석을 통한 우수자원 선발

Background: Various Schisandra chinensis (SC) varieties grow in diverse regions in Korea. However, there is no valid scientific evidence of these varieties. This study aimed to select the excellent resources in terms of the growth characteristics, antioxidant activities, and analysis of the active compounds of the SC collection.<BR> Method and Results: In total, 154 resources of SC were collected from various regions of Korea. The growth characteristics were measured by the number of fruit bunches, fruit number, and weight of 100 fruits. The antioxidant activities were investigated by analyzing the total flavonoid and total polyphenol contents and the radical scavenging activity of DPPH and ABTS. Schizandrin A, schizandrin c, gomisin a, and gomisin N were analyzed by HPLC. Each resource showed different growth characteristics. Among the antioxidative effects, the highest 20 resources showed high antioxidant activities in selected 29 resources. Analysis of the SC lignan index showed that all resources contained more than 1.16% of active compounds.<BR> Conclusions: All of the selected 29 SC resources were shown to have excellent growth characteristics, antioxidant activities, and bioactive compound richness. Especially, SC-004, SC-007, and SC-154 showed the best growth characteristics, and SC-22, SC-40, and SC-45 showed the best antioxidant activities and bioactive compound richness.

Production Capacity of Several Hybrid Genotypes of Jatropha curcas Linn. for Five Years in Pasuruan, East Java – Indonesia.

Jatropha curcas Linn. is one of shrubs mainly exist in tropical area. The research team has succeeded to produce several excellent hybrid genotypes which then were planted to be tested its production capacity for 5 yr. Those genotyes were: genoptype 5 (HS49 × SP34), genotype 6 (HS49 × SM35), genotype 7 (HS49 × IP1A), and genotype 18 (SP16 × SM35). This research aims at finding out the production capacity of several hybrid genotypes of J. curcas Linn. which was conducted for 5 yr in Kedung Pengaron, Pasuruan. The research was arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with four repetitions. Each block contained 20 plants, with plant treatment of hybrid result of genotype 5 (JC5), 6 (JC6), 7 (JC7), 18 (JC18) and two comparators of IP3A and IP3P. Observation was conducted on the number of fruit bunches and fruit on each plant, the number of fruit per plant, seed dry weight per plant. The study showed that J.curcas hybrids of genotypes JC5, JC7 and JC18 had higher production capacity (in term of number of fruit per plant, seed dry weight per plant and dry weight of 100 seeds) than other genotypes (JC6, IP3A, IP3P) in environment with drought stress.

Nitrogen fertilization of vegetables cultivated under no-tillage after cover crops

ABSTRACT The production of horticultural crops in no-tillage and in rotation with cover crops reduces the dependency in nitrogen fertilizer, due to increased soil organic matter and by biological fixation performed by legumes. Thus, the aim of this work was to study rates of nitrogen fertilization and cover crops in the agronomic performance of tomato and broccoli grown under no-tillage. The experiment was conducted in a split plot design with four replications. Treatments consisted of cover crops, sunn hemp and millet, and four rates of nitrogen fertilization (0, 50, 100 and 200 kg/ha of nitrogen), for both the tomato and broccoli crops. All soil management was performed in no-tillage. For tomato crops we evaluated the plant growth, the nitrate concentration of sprouts and fruits and yield of commercial and non commercial fruits. For broccoli we evaluated plant growth and yield. There was an interaction effect between cover crop and nitrogen rates to tomato growth measured at 100 days after transplanting, for plant height, number of fruit bunches, dry mass of leaves and diameter of the stalk. The tomato commercial fruit number and yield showed maximum values with 137 and 134 kg/ha of N respectively, on the sunn hemp straw. The nitrate concentration of the tomato sprouts was linearly increasing with the increase of nitrogen rates, when grown on the millet straw. For broccoli production, the maximum fresh mass of commercial inflorescence was with 96 kg/ha of N, when grown on the millet straw.

Heretability and Correlation of Vegetative and Generative Character on Genotypes of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas Linn.)

Abstract This study was aimed to obtain information of heritability predictive value and correlations of vegetative and generative characters on six genotypes of J. curcas . The characters of plant height, leaf number, leaf width, number of primary and secondary branches, number of fruit bunches, number of fruits per plant, seed's and 100 seeds’ dry weight showed high predictive value of heritability. Characters related to positive correlation and high heritability values (leaf width, number of primary branches, number of secondary branches, number of fruit bunches, number of fruits per plant) are able to be used as criteria for selection of J. curcas plant.

First identification of Ganoderma boninense isolated from Sabah based on PCR and sequence homology

Basal stem rot (BSR) of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) is caused by Ganoderma boninense , and, commercially, is one of the most devastating diseases in South East Asia. Losses of more than 80% of stands by the time they are halfway through their normal economic life have been reported. High incidence of BSR results in economic losses due to zero yields from dead palms and significantly reduced weight and number of fruit bunches in infected but living palms. Due to the importance of oil palm industry to Malaysia’s economy, the transfer of any materials that are related to Ganoderma is strictly prohibited from Peninsular Malaysia to Sabah and Sarawak. No basic identification method using molecular techniques for the identification of G. boninense exist in this study for G. boninense isolates from Sabah. The only report on this pathogens isolate in Sabah was based on their morphology and pathogencity. In conjunction with the morphological similarities among the different isolates, there are numerous opinions on the aggressiveness of the pathogen in Sabah. The isolates of G. boninense from Sabah were claimed to be less aggressive compared to those from Peninsular Malaysia. This may be due to lower incidence of BSR in Sabah and Sarawak compared to Peninsular Malaysia. Since the oil palm industry is a fast income-generating tool, data related to it may be highly sensitive. Researchers, plantation managers and entrepreneurs are not forthcoming with the information on oil palm genetic materials or isolates of G. boninense with others. The current speculations on the Sabah isolates need further investigation. In this study, we report the identity of isolates Ganoderma from Langkon Oil Palm Estate in Sabah, Malaysia. The identity of these isolates was confirmed using DNA sequence analysis after PCR amplification. The latter method shows that the Sabah isolates were very similar to aggressive G. boninense strains FA5017 or FA5035 from West Malaysia, with a maximum similarity of 98%. Key words: Aggressive, FA5017, FA5035, G1_5, isolate.

Crescimento e produção do pinhão-manso irrigado com água residuária sob condições de estresse hídrico

O pinhão-manso é uma espécie nativa do Brasil, da família das Euforbiáceae. Objetivou-se, com esta pesquisa, estudar os efeitos de diferentes níveis de reposição da evapotranspiração sob as variáveis de crescimento e produção do pinhão-manso irrigado com efluente de esgoto doméstico. O experimento foi desenvolvido em lisímetros de drenagem sob ambiente protegido. O delineamento estatístico utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições; estudaram-se cinco níveis de reposição de água (Nr1 = 0,25; Nr2 = 0,50; Nr3 = 0,75, Nr4 =1,00 e Nr5 = 1,25 da evapotranspiração) e a altura das plantas, o diâmetro caulinar, o número de folhas, a área foliar e o número de cachos. A unidade experimental foi constituída pela média de duas plantas cultivadas em lisímetros separados. O solo utilizado como substrato foi um Argissolo não-salino, franco-arenoso. As irrigações foram realizadas a cada dois dias e o volume de água aplicado em cada tratamento foi determinado através de balanço hídrico, tomando-se por base o nível Nr4, 100% de reposição da evapotranspiração. O estresse hídrico ocasionou efeito significativo em todas as variáveis estudadas, indicando sensibilidade do pinhão-manso ao baixo teor de umidade do solo.