Open AccessIDENTIFIKASI DAN PEMANFAATAN JENIS UBI-UBIAN DI DESA ILMARANG KECAMATAN DAWELOR DAWERA KABUPATEN MALUKU BARAT DAYA
Author(s) -
Wilhelmina Lekawael,
Alwi Smith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biopendix: jurnal biologi, pendidikan dan terapan/biopendix : jurnal biologi, pendidikan dan terapan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2684-8341
pISSN - 2407-4969
DOI - 10.30598/biopendixvol2issue2page127-132
Subject(s) - colocasia esculenta , staple food , dioscorea , crop , manihot esculenta , population , biology , horticulture , food science , agronomy , agriculture , medicine , ecology , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Background: Cassava (Dioscorea sp.) Is a seasonal crop with twisted stems and forming yam. Sweet potatoes contain a large amount of carbohydrates, can be the basic ingredients of making flour, ethanol or alcohol.
Method: The population in this study were 25 community-owned yams. This research conducted for 1 month from January 6 to February 6, 2016. Variable in this research is identification of type of sweet potato in Ilmarang Village.
Result: Identification of 25 community gardens found 4 types of potatoes consisting of: cassava (Manihot esculenta Crants), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L.), yam taro (Colocasia esculeata L.) and yam gembili (Diascorea esculenta L).
Conclusion: Utilization of cassava as staple food of rice substitute and processed into various kinds of products such as crackers and food