PROSPEK BUDIDAYA KENTANG HITAM (Coleus tuberosum) DI LAHAN KEKERINGAN
Abstract: The utilization of
Coleus tuberosus Benth is not common for Indonesian citizen especially for the
carbohydrate sources. Whereas, the Black Potatoes have a great potention to be
develop at dryland. Dryland is distribute rife in Indonesia. Unfortunately, the
utilization is not optimal exploitation. The adaptability of the black potatoes
in dryland is very well. It can be seen from the requirement to grow plants
that spread in many kind of land from low land until high land variety. Black
potatoes can be used as carbohydrate source because the content of protein higher than potatoes commonly in highland
comercial . In addition, more black potatoes resistant to the diseases. The
cultivation of black potatoes easier
than the commercial potato crops. By those reason, The utilization black
potatoes have a good prospective in Indoneasia especially in dry land.
Penulis: Yudi Rinanto
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd140128
