Open AccessEvaluation of five seeds of medicinal plants in the nursery level
Author(s) -
Lurfhia Haida Hakim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/522/1/012009
Subject(s) - sowing , seedling , horticulture , biology , geography
Five plants i.e.Kemuning (Murrayapaniculata (L.) Jack), Temurui (Murrayakoenigii (L.) Spreng), Kuntobimo (Kigeliaafricana (Lam.) Benth. Syn. K. pinnata (Jacq.) DC.),Sala (CouroupitaguianensisAubl), and Salam (Syzygiumpolyanthum (Wight) Walp.) are regarded as types of plants that have the potential to be developed as raw materials for herbal medicine. Those five plants were planted in thespecies trial as well as ex-situ conservation plots in the Grand Forest Park Bunder, Gunungkidul at the end of 2018. This study aimsto find out more about research status of these plant types by literature review method, e.g. from books, proceedings, both print and online journals, and conducting seed evaluation in the Yogyakarta Center for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement. Seed evaluation method in the nursery was conducted by measuring diameter, height and sturdiness of as many as 36 seedlings for each plant. The seed evaluation in the nursery showed the average diameter of 4.93 mm, theaverage height of 31.66 cm, and the average seedling sturdiness of 6.63. The evaluation results also show that the best seeds ready for field test planting in order are Sala, Salam, and Kemuning. As for Temurui and Kuntobimo seedlings, due to their limited height, an intensive maintenance is needed, especially fertilization, so that at the end of the year theywould also beready for field planting.