Testing Viability of Burik Sinjai Local Rice Seeds with the Using Top of Paper Method
Dian yustisia1, Kahar Mustari2, Tutik Kuswinanti3, Amir Jassi4

Hasanuddin University

Abstract

The development of seed technology is the first step in plant cultivation activities. One of the important seed activities is testing the germination and growth strength of a seed. Dotted rice is a potential local variety because it has a distinctive aroma and delicious taste. This variety is also resistant to pests and diseases. Along with the times, introduced rice is increasingly diverse and superior, local farmers are starting to leave this local variety, besides because it has a long harvest period, also because some farmers still use conventional methods so that this local variety is increasingly rare in the area origin.
The results of this study indicate that the germination of local Burik rice seeds using the endophytic fungal metabolite filtrate technology on paper test method gave the best results on the viability of local Burik rice seeds.

Keywords: Local seeds, germination, endophytic fungi

Topic: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology