INVENTARISASI DURIAN LOKAL SUPER DAN PROBLEMATIKANYA DI KABUPATEN BANJAR
Abstract: Most Durians (durio
zibenthinus) growing in Banjar district are native varieties. The varieties are
growing naturally in and around the forests and gardens. Today, local people
have cultivated them in their own lands without taking into account the superior
characteristics of the durians. The characteristics i.e. the durians have
delicious and sweet taste, thick mesocarp, small seeds, fragrant smell, and big
fruits. Besides, they are still productive and resistant against pests and
diseases. The planted durians still have low quality, so their price is also
low. Yet, they have been an income saucer of local people. To improve the quality of the durians, it is
needed to select the high quality durians to be planted. The objectives of
research were to do an inventory and identification of the durian varieties
which have superior quality in Banjar district. To collect the data about the
dispersal of durian trees, a survey has been done at villages where the
superior durians are growing. The result showed that there were several
superior durians growing at Banjar district with the varieties were: (1) si
panjangtangkai, (2) si tembaga, (3) si penganten, (4) si gantang, (5) si sirih, (6) si
penyengat, (7) si manalagi, (8) si
katuyung, (9) si dodol, (10)si bujang, and (11) si airmata. Some problems of the superior native durians
encountered in the field were: (1) the durian trees have been old (productivity
tends to decrease), (2) some trees got pests and diseases due to poor
maintenances, (3) they are mostly propagated by seeds. Some suggestions in
sustaining and improving the superior native durians in Banjar district in the future are: (1) the local people
should select the superior durians to be cultivated, (2) To maintain the
superior characteristics of durian trees, they should be propagated with
vegetative systems by means of cutting and/or grafting systems. (3) As soon as
the planting stocks have been taken out from the durian branches, the cut
branches should be covered by paraffin or other materials that will prevent the cut branches from pests and
diseases, and (4) it is necessary to maintain the superior durian trees by
weeding and fertilization, so they will be more productive and free from pests
and diseases.
Key words: superior native
durians, inventory, problems, and Banjar district
Penulis: Basir Achmad
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd050001
