Porang plants or Suwek.

Plants porang or Suwek (Amorphopallus oncophillus) is a plant that lives in tropical forests. Plants can also be planted in the lowlands of the easy life in the trees Teak, mahogany etc. Porang in Java known as suweg. Including shrub height 100-150 cm plant has a characteristic feature Stems erect, soft, smooth stems are green or black mottled (spotted) white. Single rod breaks down into three secondary shaft and will split again at once into the petiole, have the bulbs in the ground. At each meeting of the stem will grow nodules / frog blackish brown as plant breeding tool Porang. Plant height can reach 1.5 meters so depending on age and soil fertility. Bulbs to be levied this result because it has glucomanan substances.
This plant has promising prospects of economic value that can be cultivated. Porang or suwek is used for industrial and health, it is mainly because Glucomanan substances in it. Some other benefits porang bulbs include:
material glue
noodles
know
Felem
adhesives tablet
Packaging capsule
Upholstery paper

Porang growing medium.

Porang plants grown on any soil type, cultivation porang can work well with respect to:

Climatic Conditions

Its typically have a very high tolerance to shade or shade (hold the shade). The light takes a maximum of only 40%. This plant can grow to a height of 0-700 M above sea level. However, the most excellent in the area having a height of 100-600 M above sea level.

The state of the Land

The land is fertile / infertile and does not tarnish (waterlogged) make this plant thrive. The degree of acidity ideal soil is between pH 6-7 and on any type of soil conditions.

Environmental Conditions

Shade is good for this plant is the type of Teak, Mahogany, Sono, and others, that the principal is no shade and protected from fire. The density of shade at least 40%, so the closer the better.
To harvest, can be done after the age of 3 years (3 times growth). And for the current price of about Rp. 800, - / kg wet. Meanwhile, when sold in the form of slices dry chips can be sold at a price Rp.9,000, - / kg. If we are able to sell directly to the investors from foreign parties we will be valued around USD 18 / Kg. In each tree can harvest as much as 2 kg tubers, and in each hectare can be obtained 12 tons, or about 1.5 tons of dry.

Breeding Porang or Sewuk

Suwek plants bred by generative and vegetative. breeding can be done in a way that is:

1. Breeding with Frogs

In 1 kg Frog frog contains about 100 grains. This frog was collected at the time of harvest and then stored so that when the rainy season can be directly planted in prepared soil.

2. Propagation by Seeds / Fruit

Plants Porang at any period of four years will produce flowers which then becomes the fruit or seeds. In one cob fruit seeds can produce up to 250 eggs that can be used as seeds sown Porang the way first.

3. Breeding with Bulbs

With a small tuber, is obtained from the reduction of plants that are too tight so it needs to be reduced. This reduction results collected are further exploited as seeds.
With a large tuber, this is done by the large bulbs is broken down according to taste then grown on land that has been prepared.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: November 06, 2014 at 20:19