Optimasi Dosis Pupuk Kalsium Dan Boron Untuk Mengendalikan Cemaran Getah Kuning Pada Buah Manggis

Abstract

Yellow latex is commonly called gamboge and is a latex produced in all parts of the mangosteen. Yellow sap becomes a problem when it gets out of the ruptured channel, and contaminates the aryl and pericarp. Ruptured channel of yellow latex is presumably because the walls of the epithelial cells of the yellow latex channels is Calcium deficiency. In addition, Boron has also the same function in maintaining the integrity of the cell wall. This research was aimed to know the roles of calcium and boron in controlling contamination yellow latex on the mangosteen fruit, and to obtain the best combination between calcium and boron in preventing the yellow latex contamination on mangosteen. The study was conducted in Purwakarta, West Java from November 2012 to June 2013. The study was arranged a randomized factorial with three replications. The treatment consists of two factors: dosages of Ca (0.0; 2.5; 5.0 and 7.5 kg / tree) and of B (0.00; 0.77; 1.55 and 2.32 g /tree). There was no interaction effect observed between calcium and boron fertilizer on fruit physical and chemical variables but there were significant interactions in quadratic levels of yellow latex contaminant in the mangosteen fruit. The percentage of fruit with minimum aryl contamination was 1.05 % at the optimum combination dose of 5.0 kg Ca/tree and 1.55 g B2O3/tree.

Exogenous Application of Calcium, α-Naphthaleneacetic Acid and 1Methylcyclopropene Improved Fruit Growth and Oil Yield of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Grown on Ultisol

“…Thus, it could be predicted that the higher fruit weight was supported by longer fruit size, and higher mesocarp weight to fruit due to higher cell division and elongation processes which were influenced by the addition of these two compounds, i.e Ca 2+ and NAA. Purnama (2016) pointed out that Ca 2+ has an important role in increasing the cell wall strength of fruits such as mangosteen. Rachmah et al (2017) mentioned that Ca 2+ plays a role in maintaining fruit quality and fruit growth of tomatoes.…”