Off-Season Cultivation of Several Shallot Varieties in Dry Land, Lampung
Nila Wardani, Nina Mulyanti, Dewi Rumbaina M , Agung Lasmono and Rismawita Sinaga

Lampung Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology

Abstract

Abstract. Lampung is one of the centers for shallot development in Indonesia and it is estimated that there are 10 - 100 thousand ha of dry land in the lowlands and uplands which can be optimized for the development of shallot farming. The application of location-specific off-season shallot cultivation technology and the use of superior varieties in the development of shallot centers on dry land is expected to be able to guarantee its availability throughout the year and overcome price fluctuations. For this reason, it is necessary to study the cultivation of shallots outside the season with varieties in accordance with market demand. This activity was carried out in Tanggamus Regency, from January to December 2018. The design used was the Split Plot Design, where the main plot was the use of mulch and without mulch and as sub-plots were 3 shallot varieties, namely: 1. Bima Brebes variety- 2. Trisula and 3. Bali Karet varieties. Each treatment was repeated 4 times. The data obtained were analyzed using variance with Duncan^s continued test at the 5% level. The results of the study show that off-seasson shallot cultivation is promising to be cultivated by farmers because the production is quite good with an average of 14.59 tonnes / ha using Bima Brebes, Trisula and Bali Karet varieties. Bali Karet varieties have good prospects to be developed and planted outside the season because they are more resistant to pests and diseases and have the highest production (20.87 tonnes / ha) compared to Bima Brebes and Trisula varieties. There was no significant difference between the use of mulch and without mulch on the off-season shallot production.

Keywords: Bawang merah, Off Season, Lahan kering, Lampung

Topic: Crop Production and Environment