Morphological characteristics of Madiun 1, the First Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) released cultivar in Indonesia

Porang ( Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) is a tuber crop native to the tropics that belongs to the Araceae family. Porang is a potential tuber crops that has been known in Indonesia for a long time, but the value of its product has not been widely disclosed. The planting area covers over 45,000 ha wi...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-11, Vol.911 (1), p.12011
Main Authors: Nugrahaeni, Novita, Hapsari, Ratri Tri, Trustinah, Indriani, Febria Cahya, Sutrisno, Amanah, Amri, Yusnawan, Eriyanto, Mutmaidah, Siti, Baliadi, Yuliantoro, Utomo, Joko Susilo
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Language:English
Subjects:
Amorphophallus
Color
Cultivars
Germplasm
Hairless
Leaves
Light intensity
Morphology
Physical characteristics
Plants
Stems
Tropical environments
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Summary:Porang ( Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) is a tuber crop native to the tropics that belongs to the Araceae family. Porang is a potential tuber crops that has been known in Indonesia for a long time, but the value of its product has not been widely disclosed. The planting area covers over 45,000 ha with East Java as the main production areaMadiun-East Java has a long and the oldest history of porang cultivation in Indonesia and has great potential for porang development. Characterized and officially released its local cultivar as an official released cultivar would protect the local germplasm and can be used as a basis for character improvement. Porang Madiun 1 cultivar has morphological characteristics of compound leaf type, dark green-green leaf color. The color of the leaf edges is pink, but as the age of the plant increases, the leaf edges turn white. Porang leaf surface smooth-wavy, hairless. The edges of porang leaves are smooth- wavy, depend on sunlight intensity. Stem shape was round, stem color was green with white spots and longitudinal lines, The pattern of spots on the stems has a sparse density, with the color of the stems varying depending on the age of the plant. Shape of bulbil was irregular round with various size. Average corm weight of Madiun 1 was 0.1 kg for first year porang plant, 0.4 kg for second year porang plant, and 1.6 kg for third year it became 1.6 kg with the average number of bulbils 1.8, 4.9, and 16.7, respectively
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/911/1/012011