INDIGOFERA: “KINI DAN NANTI”
Abstract: A few people know
Indigofera, but as a admirer of batik and tenun, these plant gives hope for the
preservation of batik. Indigofera has a variety of benefits , but more commonly
known as blue dye in batik and tenun. The problems of restore the glory of
Indigofera from Indonesia who had experienced the triumph can be divided into
three principal. There are the increasing scarcity of Indigofera plant, the
lack of willingness of the community batik for the cultivation, the process of
indigo dyeing longer and complicated, and the results of staining with the
natural color is not uniform. The problem by the business presence of more
efficient synthetic dyes, the price of
synthetic dyes is cheaper. While research on Indigofera dye is still limited
and stagnate, this is a problem should be a concern Botanist .
Penulis: Muzzazinah
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd140161
