Penjakit Matibudjang dari Tjengkeh (Matibudjang Diseases of the Clove Tree)

Abstract

Already in 1936 AL advocated the extension of the culture of cloves in Indonesia by postulating the first theorem of his thesis: ''The importance of cloves in the industry of native cigarettes called" "kretek", is of such a nature that on account of this reason alone" "it would be remunerative to pay more attention to the culture of" "cloves in the Netherlands East India than has been the case up till" Previously, the Commissioner of State had mentioned in the National Assembly during a crisis-debate on February 10, 1932, that in trying out new sources of prosperity the culture of cloves might prove to be promising.