Potensi Teknologi Aeroponik dalam Mendukung Swasembada Benih Kentang Nasional

Abstract

Potato is one of superior horticulture product in Indonesia, which is high nutrient. Potato production on 2011 is lower, (i.e. 15.9 t ha-1 with 59.8 thousands ha) than research yield potency of potato (i.e. 25 t ha-1). Low production of potato can be happened because of limited using of high quality seed. Certified potato seed nationally recently is 15% of 103.6 ton per year. Production of G0 seed aeroponically has been developed comercially in Indonesia. The G0 yield by aeroponically is more than 15 tubers per plant compared to convensionally about 3-5 tubers per plant. The goal of this paper is to assess potency of aeroponic technology to support self-sufficient of potato seed nationally. The planlet need to support self-sufficient of potato seed nationally is 14.566. It is two scenario to support self-sufficient of potato seed nationally by applying aeroponic technology on reducing planlet need 15-67% dan time production 6 months. Aeroponic technology can be applied to support Permentan No 116, year 2013 to make short the potato seed supply by reducing planlet need 3-11%.