Development of high quality palm tree is needed for fulfilling the raw material of palm sugar and other products based on palm tree. This study aims to analyze the sap water yield and palm sugar quality in Tasikmalaya District. The method used in this study was survey and direct measurement of water content, pH, colour, texture, smell, taste, and performance. The geographical indication approach was used to determine the location of the study. The result showed that the average of sap water for palm sugar was 14.13% or 1 kg palm sugar equivalent to 7 litre of sap water, meanwhile 1 kg palm sugar powder equivalent to 7.6 litre of sap water (13.07%). The water content of palm sugar and palm sugar powder were 3.5% and 2.2% respectively.

Collection and selection are important steps in a breeding activity series. The purpose of this research is to produce new superior varieties of sweet corn, chilli and cowpea, as this research is also a bridge between researchers/lecturers (seed producer) and farmers (seed users). This research was conducted in Gunung Gede experimental garden, IPB Diploma Programs, commenced from August to December 2010. The genetic materials used are 1 (one) genotype of corn, 10 genotypes of cowpea, and 12 genotypes of chilli. The plant materials are strains produced by the Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory of Agronomy and Horticulture Department, IPB. The experiment was done in Randomized Block Complete Design, one factor is genotype. The negative and positive selection was applied on sweet corn selection, while the index selection was applied on chilli and cowpea. Selection on corn (with 20% of selection proportion) produced 30 best plants. This step can be used as a startup to get the next population (with upturned genetics) to be better. The 5002046 is the best chilli genotype; meanwhile Cilibende, Kencana, K7 and Majalengka are the best cowpea genotypes. Selected chilli and cowpea genotypes are candidat lines for good seed production.Keywords: corn, cowpea, chili, seed, selection.