Mamat, A. S.

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UPM Research Report 1997-2000. Section 2 Extended AbstractsMamatA.S.Propagation of Female Salak through ShootsDepartment of BiologyFaculty of Science and TechnologyKolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUSTEM)Mengkabang Telipot21030 Kuala TerengganuMalaysiaE-mail olCorrespondingAuthor:mamat@kustem.edu.myKey words: shoots, propagation, female salak, dioecious, flowering.IntroductionSalaeea edulis (Salak) is a dioeciouslyplant. Planting by seeds do not guar-antee the harvest since the plants insome occasions will produce 60 % ofsalak male plants. Tissue culture tech-nique was not yet recorded to be suc-cessful. Therefore the objective of thiswork was to produce shoots of femaleplants. The purpose was to overcomethe problem of planting male salak inthe field. Three existing farms wereused for the purpose of the experi-ments: 1. Kuala Lipis Salak Farm (Pa-hang) 2. Kangkung Farm (Kelantan) 3.Kampung Jimah Farm (Negeri Sembi-Ian)Materials and MethodsThe shoots of the female plants wereindirectly separated (Indirect separa-tion) from mother plants. The separa-tion was done by stages and it tookabout one month before the shootswere fully separated. (Direct separationfrom mother plants caused the shoot tolie). The separated seedlings wereplanted in the polibag and then trans-planted into the field. The success ofthe method used was over 90 %.Results and DiscussionFrom the above experiment (project)50 plants were successfully separated74from mother plants through stages ofseparation technique, which was in-vented during the process of trial anderror. Since tissue culture was not yet asuccess in female salak productions,propagation through shoot is consid-ered to be a major technique in an-swering the problem of planting femalesalak in the field. Since salak is a dioe-cioes plant. planting by seeds are notrecommended since the ratio of male tofemale is over 60 %. The success of theexperiment is a major tool in solvingthe problem of planting female salak.ConclusionsThe success of the female salak pro-duction through shoots is a majorachievement in solving and establish-ing salak farm in the future. Salak is ashade loving plant and it can be grownsuccessfully under rubber.Benefits from the studyFarmers have no hesitation to plantsalak in large scale because of plantpurity and identification of femalesalak. The salak farm could be as bigas rubber plantations in the future be-cause it can be grown under rubber(salak were estashihed under rubber atKg. Jimah N. Sembi Ian). Technologydeveloped was useful for productsdevelopments such as Salak juice andcanned fruits for future export.Literature cited in the textMarnat A.S_ 1995. Commercial productionof Salacca edulis (Indonesia Salak). Agro-Search. 2(1): 8 -11Marnat A.S_. Siti Aisyah. H.. Ramlan, M.F.and Rozita, A. 1996. Physiologicalresponses of Salak Seedling to light andCarbon Dioxide (CO,). Proceeding ofInternational Fruits Conference. Vol. 2.PP7l -79. July 23-26. Hilton. KualaLumpur. Edited by: S. Vijayasegaran, M.Pauziah, M.S. Mohammad and S.ATannizi.RamIan. M.F~ Mamat. A.S .. Siti Aisyah H..Wan Abdullah. W.L 1997.Photosyinthetic capacity young dokongplants (Lansium domesuum Corr) undernatural conditions. Transactions ofMalays Soc. Of Plant Physiology. 6: 43-46.Project Publications inRefereed JournalsNone.Project Publications inConference ProceedingsNone.Graduate ResearchNone.Research funded bv the Intmsification of Researchin Priority areas (lRPA) - Supported by IRPA RM-7(1996-2000). Cycle 1996. Grant 01-02-04-0010.

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