Some Factors Affecting Seed Viability of Leucaena leucocephda (Lmk. de Witt.)

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Jurrul Wnrjemen Hutrn Tropika Vd. al No. 1 :27-36 (2003)

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SOME FACTORS AFFECTING SEED VIABILITY OF
Leucaena leucocephda (Lmk. de Witt.)
Beberapa Faktor yang Mempengambi Viabilitas Benih Leucaena
leucocephala (Lmk. de Witt.)
I G. K Tapa ~arma')

ABSTRAK
Ponelitian ini berhrjuan untuk m e ~ n h ~ h
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n waku pemamnan polong yang t e r n (2)
metauk ekstraki benih dcngan pengeringan, (3
' ) jamur pathogen yong menyerang benih L
leucoceptraia
62 h w i setelah tarbcutuknya hncup bungs.
Waktu p

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q pslong yaug tipat &olr
Paah waktl ini tercclpai daya krcambah knihpolhg tinggipihc 97,2596
Pengm'ngm Ingun pnghenzbwsan vdorcl faryro penmmlltl menghcuilkan jumlak pdong
ZerWa paling redah dibaffciiffgton &#rgan prrlgmd).Ingun dengun embusan d w a p o w , baik
Bcsrgan menggvnakon dat pagering t i p bat& atatpun fipe wagem Pengeringan dengun
peitghembusrm &a jwdah polmag terbatka :2036 drrri polotag no.9; 21% dari pdong no. 10; dun
41% dari pdong no. Jl dengun abya burkewdwh bmlhnyo relatiw paling tinggi dbadingkan
&wan kedua pengeringan lainnya yaihr bcrturut-tnmt 87.13%. 44,2596&n 19,7596 Akan tetqi,
&a bmtecaarbah k n i h clari metode ekstraksi bebcnih dewan ponghembusan d m tanpa
pemanasan masih lebih rendah daripada h r d .
J a w pathogen yong menyermg bmih &ah Aspergillus sp., Alternuria sp., pvthium sp.,
dmr satujenis tidak teridentifikmi.

INTRODUCTION
Leucaena lewcocaphela (Lmk. de Wia.) (kernlandingan) is a tree, which has an
bnportmt rob both as forest plant and cultivated crops. In Indonesia, L. lencocephala has
bstn known for along time and is used for intercrops at teak planErrtian or as shade plants
d geegreen m ~ w eprducers in plantation (in Martadid& 1971). This species is also
way useful as plants for erosion prevention (Martadiradja, 1971; Baage, 1976), alangh g eradication (Knoop, 1910; Mathcws, 1974, Benge, 1976) and soil amendsncnts

(Msutadiredja, 1971).

One problem in management of L. leucocephakr crop was difficulty in procurement
of high quality seed in sufficiently amount.

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h i o r Lecture and Scientist at the Laboratory of Forest P&logy,
Kampus 1PB Darmaga, Bogor

Faculty of Forcstty, Bogor Agriculture

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