Penentuan Waktu Panen Berdasarkan Variasi Hari Berondolan pada Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Rakyat: Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Tanah Laut Kalimantan Selatan

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the optimal harvest time based on variations in brondolan days through parameters of free fatty acid content (ALB) and water content in smallholder oil palm plantations. This study applied a factorial randomized block design (RAK) method consisting of 2 factors, namely variations in treatment days and variations in oil palm trees with a planting age of 10 years with 2 replications. Observation parameters include free fatty acid content and water content referring to the quality standard of CPO (Crud Palm Oil) in SNI. Determining the harvest time of oil palm fruit in the garden is carried out based on the level of maturity of the fruit. Determining the maturity of oil palm fruit is often referred as a fraction, but harvesters still use the method of fruit maturity degree by brondolan on the land before the bunch is cut. This brondolan is an indicator of suitable palm fruit for harvesting. The ALB content of the brondolan on the first day to the sixth day was analyzed with the standard method. The results of the free fatty acid content (ALB) according to the SNI standard are a maximum of 5% and the maximum factory standard of 3%. The effective or appropriate harvest time for harvesting oil palm fruit in smallholder plantations is on the first day <3%, resulting when the palm fruit arrives at the factory, it is still with ALB content that is in accordance with predetermined quality standards.