<p>Produksi benih botani bawang merah (true shallot seed/TSS) dapat ditingkatkan melalui peningkatan pembungaan dan intensitas penyerbukan. Aplikasi BAP dapat meningkatkan pembungaan, sementara introduksi serangga penyerbuk dapat meningkatkan intensitas penyerbukan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk meningkatkan produksi TSS di dataran rendah Subang (100 m dpl.). Penelitian dilaksanakan dari bulan Juni sampai November 2014. Penelitian terdiri atas dua tahap percobaan. Percobaan pertama disusun dalam rancangan petak terbagi dengan empat ulangan. Petak utama adalah waktu aplikasi BAP yang terdiri dari 1, 3, dan 5 minggu setelah tanam (MST) serta 2, 4, dan 6 MST. Anak petak adalah konsentrasi BAP yang terdiri dari 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, dan 250 ppm. Percobaan kedua dilakukan dengan membandingkan produksi TSS dari dua populasi yang diintroduksi serangga dan tanpa introduksi serangga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aplikasi BAP pada 2, 4, dan 6 MST efektif meningkatkan persentase tanaman berbunga, jumlah bunga per umbel, jumlah kapsul per umbel, persentase pembentukan kapsul per umbel, dan bobot TSS per tanaman. Introduksi Apis cerana efektif meningkatkan jumlah kapsul bernas per tanaman, persentase pembentukan kapsul per tanaman, jumlah TSS per tanaman, persentase TSS bernas per tanaman, dan bobot TSS per tanaman, bobot 100 butir, dan daya berkecambah.</p><p>Production of true shallot seed (TSS) can be increased by enhancing flowering and intensifying the pollination. Application of BAP enhances flowering, whereas introduction of insect pollinator intensifies pollination. This research was aimed to increase TSS production in lowland area of Subang (100 m asl.) and was carried out from June until November 2014. The research consisted of two experiments. The first experiment was arranged in split plot design with four replications. The main plot was time of application of BAP i.e. 1, 3, and 5 week after planting (WAP) and 2, 4, and 6 WAP. The sub plot was consentration of BAP i.e. 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 ppm. The second experiment was comparing TSS production from two populations with and without installment of Apis cerana hive. The result showed that BAP applied on 2, 4, and 6 WAP effectively increased percentage of plant flowering, number of flower per umbel, number of capsules per umbel, percentage of fruitset, and TSS weight per plant. Introduction of Apis cerana have increased fruitset, percentages of filled TSS, number of TSS per umbel, and TSS weight per umbel as well as weight of 100 seed, and germination capacity.</p>

Usage of true shallot seed (TSS) can increase onion production. TSS production in the lowlands is still an obstacle by suboptimal flowering of shallots propagated through seed tubers. There are several varieties of shallots that have not been successfully flowered. The treatments of vernalization and administering GA3 are expected to stimulate the flowering of Bauji variety. The purpose of this study was to improve the flowering of the onion varieties of Bauji in the Jember lowlands (89 m asl). The study was conducted from June to October 2019. The study used a factorial completely randomized block design (CRBD), namely vernalization as the first factor and GA3 concentration as the second factor with four replications. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and continued with the Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at α 5% level. The results showed that independently, vernalization had a significant effect on the parameters of the time the umbel appeared, the percentage of flowering plants, and the number of umbles per plant. Also, vernalization treatment had significantly affected the parameters of the number of flowers per umbel, the number of capsules per umbel, and the percentage of capsule formation per umbel.

Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) merupakan komoditas unggulan hortikultura Indonesia. Produksi durian secara nasional masih didominasi oleh wilayah di daerah Pulau Jawa dengan Jawa Timur sebagai pemasok utama. Jember sebagai kabupaten terluas di Jawa Timur urutan ke tiga setelah Banyuwangi dan Malang masih belum mampu menjadi produsen durian karena produktivitasnya yang rendah. Produksi durian di Kabupaten Jember mengalami penurunan pada tahun 2019 dibandingkan tahun 2018. Upaya untuk menjadikan Desa Kemuning Lor Kecamatan Arjasa sebagai sentra durian adalah dengan mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan peluang pasar durian yang bermutu pemasaran seiring dengan berkembangnya teknologi informasi. Salah satu teknologi informasi yang menjadi kebutuhan mendasar dalam pemasaran atau perdagangan adalah e-commerce. Melalui kegiatan ini, petani mitra dilatih menggunakan aplikasi pemasaran e-commerce yang lebih mudah dan aplikatif seperti iklan di google, facebook, shopee dan tokopedia. Hal ini karena pemanfaatan teknologi internet dapat memperluas jaringan usaha dan terciptanya komunikasi yang efektif dalam menyampaikan nilai ekonomi dari penjual kepada pembeli sehingga mampu meningkatkan perubahan dalam hal volume penjualan dan prefernsi konsumen. Namun demikian, perlu pendampingan berkelanjutan sehingga petani dapat memaksimalkan akun-akun e-commerce dalam mendukung kegiatan pemasaran produk/bibit durian.

Japanese cucumber or Kyuri is a highly demanded agricultural product because of its high economic value and unique characteristics compared to local cucumbers. One of the methods to increase the production of Japanese cucumber seed is by improving the cultivation techniques of the seed producers. Some of those cultivation techniques are flower proportion and female flower petals castration. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of flower proportion and female flower petals castration on the production of Japanese cucumber seed in greenhouses. This study used a factorial CRD (Completely Randomized Design) method by employing two treatments, namely the flower proportion P1 (1♂ : 2♀), P2 (1♂ : 1♀), and P3 (2♂ : 1♀); and female flower petals plucking K1 (without petal) and K2 (with petal). Each of these treatments was repeated four times. The results showed no interaction between the treatment of flower proportions (P) and female flower petals castration (K). The proportion treatment of P3 showed very significantly different results in the parameters of the seed numbers of each plant (784,14), the number of pithy seeds of each plant (460,42), and pithy seeds weight of each plant (11,13 gram); and not significantly different results in the parameters of the number of harvested fruit from each plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, and 1000-seed weight. The female flower petals plucking treatment (K1) showed significantly different results in the parameter of seeds number in each plant (385,22), and not significantly different results in the parameters of the fruit number of each plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, seed number of each plant, pithy seeds weight.