Innovation of chili and shallot technology in supporting to development of horticultural commodities of dry land with dry climate (case study in Sugian Village, Sambelia Subdistrict, East Lombok District)

Abstract

Horticultural technology innovation is needed for agricultural development to fulfil nutrition and increase economic value. The research objectives were (1) Obtaining data on the socio-economic characteristics of agriculture on dry land, (2) Analyzing vegetable farming on dry land and (3) Identifying potential development of vegetables on dry land with a dry climate. The number of respondents was 31 peoples. Application of low external input technology for intercropping chili with shallots on dry land, carried out with farmer groups and extension workers on co-operators farmer lands. The results showed that intercropping between chili and tobacco was feasible with feasibility level of the R/C ratio was 3.01. Through this technology, the chili productivity was 10.67 t ha−1 and there is an additional of the yield of shallots one crop with the productivity of 17.33 t ha−1 of wet bulbs. Average productivity per ha for cayenne pepper is 6-7 t ha−1, while the average wet bulb productivity was 15 t ha−1 for sub-optimal land. This means that the application of horticultural technology on dry land can increase the productivity of cayenne pepper and shallots by 64.1 and 15.53%, respectively. Intercropping between chili and shallot is the best choice for chili cultivation on dry land.