PERCEPATAN ADOPSI TANAMAN MANGGIS MELALUI SEKOLAH LAPANG DI KABUPATEN PANDEGLANG PROVINSI BANTEN
ABSTRACT: Mangosteen is one
seeded fruit commodities Banten Province which has a high sales value.
Pandeglang Regency is one of the mangosteen-producing areas are quite large in
Banten Province. The purpose of this study to identify the characteristics of
farmers and problems faced mangosteen mangosteen growers and farmers want to
know the level of competence of mangosteen (knowledge, attitudes and skills) through
the Field School of the mangosteen seed multiplication by seed. Research
locations in District Mandalawangi, Menes, Bojong, and Picung Pandeglang. The
study sample was taken deliberately with a sample of 40 people were taken 10
farmers mangosteen mangosteen farmer representatives in each sub-district.
Methods of research conducted through focus group discussions and field school
and spread the questionnaire pre-test and post-test to measure competency
improvement mangosteen farmers. Based on the results of the study
characteristics mangosteen farmers based casement general education Elementary
School, Age farmers generally 44-64 years, the number of mangosteen tree farmer
who owned less than 100 trees, long to farm mangosteen generally less than 10
years, the income received from hasal harvest mangosteen less from Rp.
5,000,000, and the amount of crop harvest per tree mangosteen ranges from 1.5
to 2.5 quintals per tree. The problems experienced by farmers mangosteen ie
yellow sap disease, small fruit size, spots on fruit, fruit size is not
uniform, and the mangosteen seed multiplication of seeds takes a long and
difficult search for mangosteen seeds. Given the huge potential of the
mangosteen fruit and promising market, the necessary extension of cultivation
increas farmers’ income mangosteen.
Penulis: Asih Mulyaningsih, Imas
Rohmawati, Suherna
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd150821