scholarly journals Factors affecting the decision of potato farmers in adopting superior seeds in Bener Meriah District

2022 ◽  
Vol 951 (1) ◽  
pp. 012016
Author(s):  
Agussabti ◽  
Rahmaddiansyah ◽  
A Deli ◽  
A Arida ◽  
F A Mahda

Abstract Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is one of the horticultural commodities with excellent opportunities for agribusiness and agroindustry development. The use of high-quality seeds and appropriate technology is still far from the reach of farmers. Generally, potato farmers in the Bener Meriah District use potato seeds from the previous production, but some consistently use superior seeds in every cultivation activity. This study analyses the factors that made farmers adopt superior seeds for potatoes in Bener Meriah. Based on the study results, the variables of age, education level, length of farming, land area, and the number of dependents had no significant effect on adopting superior potato seeds in Bener Meriah. At the same time, the variables of access to capital and farmer participation have a significant effect on farmers’ decisions to adopt superior potato seeds in Bener Meriah.

Agriekonomika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Aminah Happy Moninthofa Ariyani ◽  
Harianto Harianto ◽  
Suharno Suharno ◽  
Yusman Syaukat

Large quantity and high-quality salt are demanded in Indonesia, yet the quality of salt produced by farmers is still low. Increasing salt quantity and quality is possibly done through the implementation of geoisolator technology. This study aimed to investigate factors affecting the decision of salt farmers to adopt geoisolator technology. The study was conducted at the salt production center in Madura Island. A survey on salt farmer was carried out during August-September 2018. A total of 190 respondents consisted of 131 salt farmers who adopted geoisolator technology and 59 traditional salt farmers were selected as a sample in this study. Factors affecting farmer decision to adopt geoisolator technology was analyzed using logit (logistic regression) model. The result of this study showed that the decision of salt farmer to adopt geoisolator technology was affected by the number of productive-age family members and the number of dependent family members, land area, farmer participation in the group, farmer participation in extension. Enhancement in the adoption of geoisolator technology needs synergy between extension agent and salt farmer group so that the mentoring process and knowledge transfer will be achieved.


Author(s):  
Robert Czajkowski ◽  
Lukasz Rabalski ◽  
Maciej Kosinski ◽  
Eigil de Neergaard ◽  
Susanne Harding

Pectobacterium atrosepticum is a narrow host range pectinolytic plant pathogenic bacterium causing blackleg of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) worldwide. Till present, several P. atrosepticum genomes have been sequenced and characterized in detail; all of these genomes have come, however, from P. atrosepticum strains isolates from plants grown in temperate zones, not from hosts cultivated under different climatic conditions. Herewith, we present the first complete, high-quality genome of the P. atrosepticum strain Green1 isolated from potato plants grown under subarctic climate in Greenland. The genome of P. atrosepticum strain Green1 consists of one chromosome of 4,959,719 bp., with a GC content of 51% and no plasmids. The genome contains 4531 annotated features, including 4179 protein-coding genes (CDSs), 22 rRNA genes, 70 tRNA genes, 8 ncRNA genes, 2 CRISPRs and 126 pseudogenes. We believe that the information of this first, high-quality, complete, closed genome of P. atrosepticum strain isolated from host plant grown in subarctic agricultural region will provide resources for comparative genomic studies and for analyses targeting climatic adaptation and ecological fitness mechanisms present in P. atrosepticum.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Jacinta Mlaviwa ◽  
Edward Missanjo

Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) value addition has the potential to enhance food security, household income and nutrition. This cross-sectional study was, therefore, conducted to examine value addition of Irish potato among smallholder farmers in Ntcheu, central Malawi. Data was collected using a standard structured questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews. The results revealed that there were significant differences (X2=103.3; p<0.001) on value addition techniques practiced by farmers. The following value addition techniques were identified: chips (65%), packaging (27.5%), crisps (25%), grading (12.5%), salad (5%), baking (5%), soup (2.5%) and grounding into flour (2.5%). It was noted that factors influencing Irish potato value addition among farmers significantly (X2=8.020; p=0.046) differed. The majority (70%) of the farmers were influenced by knowledge of value addition, followed by ready markets for products (57.5%), while a few were influenced by capital (45.5%) and availability of value addition equipment (40.0%). The study further revealed that education level and group participation significantly (P<0.05) influenced Irish potato value addition technique practices. Farmers with secondary education level or above and those in Irish potato group production are involved in diverse value addition techniques. Encouraging farmer group formation, access to loans to buy value addition equipment, linking farmers with supermarkets, and farmer’s exposure to field days and workshops are the strategies identified to promote effective Irish potato value addition among smallholder farmers.


Author(s):  
MIDIANSYAH EFFENDI ◽  
DINA LESMANA ◽  
EKO HARRI YULIANTO ◽  
FIRDA JUITA ◽  
SARIPAH NURFILAH

The success of upland rice farming in increasing farmers' income requires high participation in farming management in order to provide optimal results. The purposes of this study were to determine the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, to analyze farming, to determine farmer participation, and to analyze the factors that determine the participation of Dayak Kenyah farmers in upland rice farming. This research was conducted in Long Anai and Sungai Bawang Villages, Kutai Kartanegara District. The characteristics of upland rice farming of the Dayak Kenyah tribe in terms of gender, age, education level, number of family dependents, land area, and income. Upland rice farmers of Dayak Kenyah tribe still apply cultural customs in most stages of upland rice farming. The level of community participation was high and is at the partnership stage. The factors that determine the participation of Dayak Kenyah tribe farmers in upland rice farming are culture, ideas, labor, working time, and farming capital.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Czajkowski ◽  
Lukasz Rabalski ◽  
Maciej Kosinski ◽  
Eigil de Neergaard ◽  
Susanne Harding

Pectobacterium atrosepticum is a narrow host range pectinolytic plant pathogenic bacterium causing blackleg of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) worldwide. Till present, several P. atrosepticum genomes have been sequenced and characterized in detail; all of these genomes have come, however, from P. atrosepticum strains isolates from plants grown in temperate zones, not from hosts cultivated under different climatic conditions. Herewith, we present the first complete, high-quality genome of the P. atrosepticum strain Green1 isolated from potato plants grown under subarctic climate in Greenland. The genome of P. atrosepticum strain Green1 consists of one chromosome of 4,959,719 bp., with a GC content of 51% and no plasmids. The genome contains 4531 annotated features, including 4179 protein-coding genes (CDSs), 22 rRNA genes, 70 tRNA genes, 8 ncRNA genes, 2 CRISPRs and 126 pseudogenes. We believe that the information of this first, high-quality, complete, closed genome of P. atrosepticum strain isolated from host plant grown in subarctic agricultural region will provide resources for comparative genomic studies and for analyses targeting climatic adaptation and ecological fitness mechanisms present in P. atrosepticum.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245
Author(s):  
Kris Indra Sanjaya ◽  
Tinjung Mary Prihtanti

Farming with organic systems is one of the important efforts to support sustainable agriculture. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence farmers to decide to implement organic vegetable farming. This research was conducted in June 2018 until September 2018 in Selongisor Hamlet, Batur Village, Getasan Subdistrict, Semarang Regency. Taking this research was conducted on a non-probability sampling with purposive sampling technique with the required criteria, namely respondents who cultivated in multicultural/intercropping. Samples taken were 60 samples consisting of 30 samples for each system both organic and inorganic. The research analysis used logistic regression, where the independent variables analyzed included age, education level, farm area, farm income, cosmopolitan farmers. The results showed the influence of land area, farmer's income and cosmopolitan farmer's decision making in cultivating organic vegetables.


Jurnal Agro ◽  
10.15575/1348 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Fitri Widya Lestari ◽  
Erni Suminar ◽  
Syariful Mubarok

Rendahnya produksi kentang di Indonesia disebabkan oleh ketersediaan benih kentang bermutu hasil dari metode konvensional yang kurang memadai. Metode kultur jaringan mampu menghasilkan bibit bermutu dan bebas virus, dalam jumlah banyak serta waktu yang singkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan konsentrasi 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) dan Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) terbaik pada berbagai eksplan untuk pertumbuhan tunas meriklon kentang (Solanum tuberosum L.) Kultivar Atlantik secara in vitro. Percobaan dilaksanakan pada November 2016 sampai Februari 2017 di Laboratorium Kultur Jaringan Teknologi Benih Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran. Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) digunakan sebagai rancangan percobaan yang terdiri dari dua unit percobaan terpisah yaitu unit eksplan meristem interkalar dan meristem apikal, masing-masing delapan perlakuan dan empat ulangan. Media Murashige and Skoog (MS) digunakan sebagai media dasar dengan penambahan BAP (0,0 mg L-1; 1 mg L-1; 1,5 mg L-1; 2 mg L-1) dan NAA (0,0 mg L-1; 0,5 mg L-1). Hasil menunjukkan konsentrasi BAP 1 mg L-1 merupakan perlakuan yang paling baik dalam menghasilkan jumlah tunas, cabang, daun dan buku pada eksplan meristem interkalar. Pada eksplan meristem apikal, penambahan BAP dan NAA belum mampu meningkatkan pertumbuhan eksplan. Meristem interkalar yang diberi auksin dan sitokinin berpotensi menjadi bahan alternatif eksplan meriklon kentang selain meristem apikal. The production of potato in Indonesia is low due to the limited number of high quality potato seeds produced from the conventional methods. The tissue culture methods can be used to produce high quality and virus-free seeds in more reliable number in a short time. Randomized Completely Design (RCD) was used as the experimental design consisted of two separate trial units namely intercalary meristem and apical meristem explants units with eight treatments and four replications of each. Murashige and Skoog (MS) was used as the base media added with BAP i.e. 0.0 mg L-1; 1 mg L-1; 1.5 mg L-1; 2 mg L-1 and NAA 0.0 mg L-1 and 0.5 mg L-1. Results showed that concentration of BAP 1 mg L-1 generated the best results on the number of shoots, branches, leaves and nodes on meristem intercalary explant. Meanwhile on apical meristem explant, the addition of BAP and NAA had not yet improved the explant growth. Intercalary meristem added with auxin and cytokinin is potential as alternative of mericlone explants material of potato besides the apical meristem.


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