Crop

Melon is native to Africa. In Europe melons were introduced since the beginning of the Common Year. The first type of melon planted was Cucumis melo var. reticulatus thought to be from Asia and Africa. This type of melon is popularly known under the name “muskmelon” (Rukmana, 1994). Melon began to be developed in Indonesia […]

Shallots are one of the vegetable commodities that have significance for the community, both in terms of their high economic value, as well as from their nutritional content. In the last decade the demand for shallots for consumption and for domestic seeds has increased, so Indonesia must import to meet these needs. To reduce import […]

Curly red chili (Capsicum annum L.) is one type of chili that has high adaptability. This plant can grow and develop both in lowlands and highlands, in rice fields and moorland. Curly red chili is one of the most commercial commodities in horticultural agriculture. Curly red chili is cultivated by many farmers because it has […]

Tobacco is a product processed from the leaves of plants also named Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica, although some other members of Nicotiana are also used to a very limited extent (Ministry of Agriculture, 2008). Tobacco is one of the plantation commodities cultivated in Indonesia. Tobacco farming has been handled by state plantations, private plantations […]

The area of sugarcane development in Indonesia is still concentrated in Java. The area of sugarcane in Java Island is around 65% and most of it is on dry land (Ditjenbun, 2014). According to Mulyono (2006), the shift in sugarcane development area in Java Island from rice fields to dry land began in 1994 as […]

In Indonesia, corn is the second food commodity after rice and a source of calories, besides that it is also used as animal feed. The need for corn will continue to increase from year to year in line with the increase and progress of the animal feed industry so that efforts are needed to increase […]

Cassava is the third most important food crop commodity after rice and corn. Not only domestically, Indonesian cassava commodities also play an important role in world cassava production. Asriani (2011) reported that Indonesia is the fourth largest cassava producer in the world after Nigeria, Brazil, and Thailand. The demand for cassava from year to year […]

Oryza sativa L or commonly known as the rice plant is a very important cultivated plant for mankind. Rice crops are the main source of food for almost half of the world’s population. Indonesia is no exception, almost all Indonesian people meet their food needs from rice plants. Thus, rice plants are plants that have […]