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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Red Betel Cultivation

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A glimpse of red betel plant growth equivalent to betel chew of betel plant growth. After trying it a different growth speeds. Similarly, the environmental conditions.

The similarity with the growth of plants with red betel chew of betel betel plant is:
1. Vine growth (spread) that requires the tracking of the trunk.
2. Leaves form more or less the same.
3. Media grow soil.

Red betel plant growth compared with the specifics of betel chew of betel plant is:
1. Wants shade conditions; point in its growth did not require direct sunlight (semi-intolerant).
2. The desired soil conditions are moist (in pots); mean soil conditions where the growth is not as wet or dry. What if planted on a stretch of land (land) around the house. Not a problem. Important shade to stay awake. Although there are exposed some direct sun but not all day.
3. The bottom leaves and crimson stems, while the top of the older green with white stripes on the leaves of the bone. The beauty of this is causing the leaves red betel plant ornamental plants used for the treatment works well.

Initially red betel plant is ornamental plant because of specificity leaves complexion. There is already known to benefit particularly for diabetes and cancer, which is economically valuable plants. Red betel plants is not so much marketed. Marketing we've ever known in Banjarbaru and Banjamasin (South Kalimantan). The shape of red betel plant is marketed with the shoot stem length of approximately 20 to 30 cm.

Some info that I got that red betel plants grow a bit difficult because of the slow pertumbuhannnya. Some of the following photographs tell you about the development of red betel plant growth according to travel time.

N73 : 20100208 ; 20100215 : 20100223

N78 : 20100303 ; 20100315 ; 20100321

Furthermore how to cultivate it. Results summary of our experience (three bars of red betel) and the experience of red betel crop farmers are:
1. Growing media can use the results of combustion waste (grass, kitchen waste) or rice straw burning. Better yet, when mixed with the soil in the ratio 3: 1 (burning waste: soil) or 2: 1 (burnt rice straw: soil).
2. Rod to be used should have no roots candidate. If not (usually older stems or trunks of young), then the possibility of growing shoots (life skills) is very small.
3a. When using a rod whose roots have grown (suspended) and then the stem is cut, then the growth of stem shoots more or less 3 weeks.
3b. When using a rod that has a bud stems (roots in the soil) and then cut, then the ability of his life very much.
4. During the growing shoots of the rod should be in the shade. Try not to get direct sunlight.
5. Condition is always growing media attention in order not to dry or wet (good drainage). When watering try to grow the media not to wet. Excess water will cause root rot.
6. Do not forget to prepare the vine stems (shoots) of the pole or anything.

Growers and sellers also been exchanging experiences with us are:
a. Mr. Saimi (Zam-Zam Jailani road, No.42, Guntung Lua, Banjarbaru); HP. 085251415237 & 05117085498.
b. Mr. Madi (complex Benua Permai, Banjarbaru); HP. 081348242159.

Hopefully small without design experience can benefit who want to cultivate (vegetative propagation) red betel plant. Can even make additional efforts. Hopefully. Amen.

A2Karim

Monday, July 20, 2009

Enriched efforts Ulin

Posted by a2karim


Supply of seeds during the seed germination ulin (generative propagation). Dikecambahkan seeds are usually obtained from the fruit that has fallen on the ground surface.

Mengencambahkannya way manner or incubation system, in which the seeds sandwiched between two layers of ironwood leaves a set of reeds. Set of leaf weeds are arranged such that the bottom is used as a base to lay the seeds ulin and partly created as a cover. Measuring instruments made incubator (1 x 1)m with a thickness of ± 20 cm.


Incubator Tool (left: top / lid; right: incubator below)

Before the seeds are placed in advance in order to simplify circumcised / quicken shoots out. Circumcision only on the shell only and try not to get on the meat seed (cotyledon).

Ulin seed circumcision

When finished enter ulin seeds were at the pile bottom that has been made before, and then close.
Ulin preparation of the seeds in the incubation

In the afternoon before the evening was opened and the pile up at dawn / early morning closed. Before doing pentutupan watering. Usually about 2 weeks and the buds have been out the longest mengecambahkan 4 weeks. Bud bud sticks out is not actually over, but the rootstock shoots (root). Ulin prepared planting young age after about 9 - 12 months
Ulin and seed germination beds Wean

Ulin seeds can also be obtained from cabutan or puteran. Second acquisition this way done with caution. Seedlings were taken approximately 20 -30 cm high with an estimated age of approximately 6 months. Or with a minimum number of leaves of about 2 to 3 pieces. Khsusus cabutan seeds can still be done with ± 50 cm high (the alleged age of 1 year) and immediately planted in logged-over areas (conditions are still dense). Cabutan mode is not very advisable. Seeds form of stumps, cuttings and trubusan also not recommended because the success rate is very small.

Besides, the seeds can also be obtained in the form contained in the forest saplings. Highly recommended taking the form of round seeds than cabutan.

Planting should be carried out under a stand of logged-over and old coppice. Not recommended young and shrub planting in the open field. This is the kind of intolerant considering ulin.

The planting should be undertaken at the beginning of the rainy season.

A2Karim
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