ABSTRACT The growth and yield of taro plants can be influenced by the planting material used, and the use of improper types of planting material can cause plants to be unproductive according to potential yields. The use of planting materials derived from tubers is expected to increase the yield of taro. This study aims to determine the best type of planting material to increase the yield of taro. The experiments were carried out in the villages of Antirogo, Sumbersari, Jember, East Java with an altitude of ± 89 meters above sea level starting in April 2018 to October 2018. The experiment used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) method with 2 treatment factors. Factor 1 is the type of planting material (B), B1: Bulbs; B2: Puppies; B3: Stolon. Factor 2 is taro variety (V), V1: Green Taro; B2: Brown Taro; B3: Purple Line Green Taro. Each repeated 4 times. The results showed that there was an interaction between the use of different types of planting material and varieties that had an effect on tuber weight per plant. The type of planting material has a significant effect on the number of tillers, leaf area, tuber weight, and tube diameter. Varieties significantly affect all observed variables. The treatment that gave the best results was planting material from tubers (B1) and Purple Line Green taro varieties (V3) with tuber yield per plant 362.58 grams (± 14.5 tons/ha). Keywords: taro, planting material, varieties ABSTRAK Pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman talas dapat dipengaruhi oleh bahan tanam yang digunakan, dan penggunaan macam bahan tanam yang kurang tepat dapat menyebabkan tanaman tidak produktif sesuai dengan hasil potensial. Penggunaan bahan tanam yang berasal dari umbi diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan hasil talas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan macam bahan tanam terbaik untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan hasil talas. Percobaan dilakukan di desa Antirogo, Sumbersari, Jember, Jawa Timur dengan ketinggian ± 89 mdpl dimulai pada bulan April 2018 sampai Oktober 2018. Percobaan menggunakan metode Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 2 faktor perlakuan. Faktor 1 yaitu macam bahan tanam (B), B1: Umbi; B2: Anakan; B3: Stolon. Faktor 2 yaitu varietas talas (V), V1: Talas Hijau; V2: Talas Coklat; V3: Talas Hijau Garis Ungu. Perlakuan diulang sebanyak 4 kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat interaksi antara penggunaan macam bahan tanam dan varietas yang memberikan pengaruh terhadap bobot umbi per tanaman. Macam bahan tanam berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah anakan, luas daun, bobot umbi, dan diameter umbi. Varietas berpengaruh nyata terhadap seluruh variabel pengamatan. Perlakuan yang memberikan hasil terbaik yaitu bahan tanam dari umbi (B1) dan varietas talas Hijau Garis Ungu (V3) dengan hasil bobot umbi per tanaman 362,58 gram (±14,5 ton/ha). Kata kunci : talas, bahan tanam, varietas
The growth and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) plants are influenced by the planting material. The use of planting material derived from corms is expected to improve the quality and quantity of taro growth and yield. This research aimed to find the best type of planting material and cultivars for taro growth and the potential of taro plants as animal feed. The experiment was carried out in Jember, East Java ( elevation ±89 m asl). The experiment used the randomized completed block design method with two treatment factors, the type of planting material (B) as the first factor (B1: taro corms, B2: taro tiller, B3: taro stolon) and the use of taro cultivars (V) as the second factor (V1: green taro, V2: ketan taro, V3: Sukabumi taro). The treatment was repeated four times. The results showed that there was an interaction between the use of taro planting material and taro cultivar that could influence the tuber weight per plant. The types of planting material had a significant effect on the number of tillers, leaf area, corm weight and diameter, and the planting of several taro cultivars significantly affected all observed variables. The treatment that gave the best results was planting material from taro tuber (B1) and Sukabumi cultivar (V3) with a tuber weight yield of 362.58 g (±14.5 tons/ha). Meanwhile, the Sukabumi cultivar (V3) had the best potential as animal feed. Overall, the stems and leaves of taro had a protein content of 1.19–2.02%, while the corms had 2.82–4.09%.
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