Grafting Technology Supports Increased Productivity Nutmeg in Indonesia

Abstract

The productivity of nutmeg in Indonesia is still low, so it is important to increase it so that farmers' income increases and their cultivation can be sustainable. The purpose of this review is to obtain technology that can increase the productivity of nutmeg. The method used is a literature study on plant characteristics, planting conditions, and the development status of nutmeg in Indonesia. The results show that the nutmeg plant is dioceous so that there are male, female, and hermaphrodite plants and those that bear fruit are female and hermaphrodite plants. One of the main causes of low productivity is the high percentage of male plants. The development of nutmeg still uses seeds and at the seed stage the sex is unknown. So that at the time of planting could not determine the composition of male and female plants. To overcome this by propagating vegetatively and what has been successful is epicotyl grafting technology. This technology is not widely known by farmers and has not been used in the development of nutmeg. If epicotyl grafting technology is used to produce plant materials in extensification and rehabilitation activities, the productivity of nutmeg in Indonesia will increase.