KAJIAN PERENDAMAN RIMPANG TEMULAWAK (Curcuma xanthorriza Roxb.) DALAM URIN SAPI DAN AIR KELAPA UNTUK MEMPERCEPAT PERTUNASAN

• Main Authors: , ASMA KARIMAH, , Ir. Setyastuti Purwanti, S.U.
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/120222/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=60242
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Java turmeric is a plant that widely used as traditional medicines. The problem in cultivating this plant was the rhizomes could not grow quickly and uniformed. The objective of this research was to accelerate rhizome sprouting and find the best concentration of coconut water and cow urine for rhizome sprouting. This research was conducted in Pusmalang Village, Cangkringan, Yogyakarta from August until November 2012. The experiment was arranged in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. The treatments were soaking in cow urine with 25%, 50%, and 75% concentration, soaking in coconut water with 25%, 50%, and 75% concentration, and soaking in aquadest treatment and no soaking treatment as controls. The result of this experiment showed that rhizomes in 50% concentration of coconut water soaking caused higher vigor index to other treatments.