Growth test and production of several local upland rice varieties in Gorontalo Province

Abstract

Gorontalo province is one of the provinces that have a large source of genetic diversity in local rice, especially upland rice. The low productivity and the less available of seed at the farmer level causes a lack of interest in developing upland rice. The main constraints of rice cultivation on these areas is drought and pest and disease attacks. Then the need for the development of local varieties to obtain new superior rice varieties is necessary. The purpose of this study is to look at the potential for growth and production of Gorontalo local rice that can be expected to be used to improve genetic resources that are genotyping amphibians. The research method used a Randomized Block Design in testing three local rice cultivars. Cultivars used were, Maraya, Bukungo, and Ponda. Each treatment was repeated three times resulted in nine experimental units would be obtained. The results show that the Ponda variety showed the highest results compared to other treatments on plant height parameter. Based on LSD tests shows that the number of tillers in each variety is significantly different. Ponda variety shows the highest number of tillers compared to other local rice varieties.