2015
DOI: 10.17503/agrivita-2015-37-2-p097-107
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DIVERSITY AND UTILIZATION OF Dioscorea spp. TUBER AS ALTERNATIVE FOOD SOURCE IN NGANJUK REGENCY, EAST JAVA

Abstract: Dioscorea spp. is local tuberous food crop that has potential as alternative food source to support food security program in Indonesia. Exploration study and collecting mission subjected to Dioscorea spp. have been conducted in Nganjuk Regency. The study was aimed to 1) determine the distribution of Dioscorea spp. in Nganjuk, 2) to characterize tuber's morphological characteristic, and 3) to know how tuber's utilization by local peoples. The results showed that there were 4 species of Dioscorea found in Nganju… Show more

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“…As reported by previous studies, the appearances of fifteen local accessions of water yam tuber examined exhibited high morphological variation (Fauziah & Mas'udah, 2015;Mas'udah, Fauziah, & Hapsari, 2019;Trimanto & Hapsari, 2015). The tuber shape varied from rounded, oval, cylindrical, to irregular; with smooth or coarse peel texture; with fibrous roots or none; etc.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 66%
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“…As reported by previous studies, the appearances of fifteen local accessions of water yam tuber examined exhibited high morphological variation (Fauziah & Mas'udah, 2015;Mas'udah, Fauziah, & Hapsari, 2019;Trimanto & Hapsari, 2015). The tuber shape varied from rounded, oval, cylindrical, to irregular; with smooth or coarse peel texture; with fibrous roots or none; etc.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 66%
“…Therefore, water yam can be a reliable staple food and an alternative to the food source. In addition, water yam also has a wide range of miscellaneous uses, such as for cosmetics and medicinal purposes, that can be developed in industrial sectors (Chandrasekara & Josheph Kumar, (Fauziah & Mas'udah, 2015;Trimanto & Hapsari, 2015). It has long been cultivated by rural communities extensively and rarely on a large commercial scale.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tuber and many bulbils can be found in this species. In East Java, Dioscorea spp used to the alternative food, and it is cultivated by farmers [19]. Dioscorea spp has potential to develop in Moyo Island.…”
Section: Wild Tuber Plantmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Farmers in Nganjuk Regency, East Java mostly planted Dioscorea spp. in agroforestry system intercropped with tree plants or in land between rice fields without any special agronomy practices and may harvested about 15-20 tubers per plant (Trimanto and Hapsari 2015). Agro-climatic condition of Bawean Island which is low land area with low intensity of rain and loose soil are optimum for the growth of tuberous plants.…”
Section: Bio-prospecting Of Local Plant Genetic Resources Food Sourcesmentioning
confidence: 99%