Pertumbuhan, Kuantitas Dan Kualitas Rimpang Jahe (Zingiber Officinale Roscoe) Pada Cekaman Kekeringan Di Bawah Naungan

Abstract

This research studied the growth, quantity and quality of ginger rhizome under drought stress condition. The drought stress condition was 60% of soil field capacity. This experiment was arranged in randomized complete block designed. The treatments were drought stress periods (6, 4, 2 and 0 week before harvesting) with six replications. The result showed that drought stress period affected the quantity (rhizome dry weight) and quality (gingerol content) of ginger. Rhizome dry weight was decreased with the increase of drought stress period, while gingerol content showed opposite trend