Diversity of Local Upland Rice in Sigi Regency

Abstract

Rice is still the main food source for Indonesian people. The need for rice is increasing in line with the increasing of the population. On the other hand, the area of intensive rice fields is decreasing due to land conversion to non-agriculture. For this reason, there is a need to optimize the dry land in order to meet the domestic food needs. One aspect that really determines the success of rice production in dry land is the use of adaptive varieties such as local varieties. The Sigi Regency has large and varied collections of local upland rice germ plasm. The purpose of the study is to determine the presence of local upland rice and its morphological and agronomic characters in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. The research uses survey methods and field observations of local upland rice plants. The survey was conducted in March 2020 and located in Pipikoro Sub-District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. The exploration results found 6 (six) upland rice accessions, namely Hiwangu, Rato, Topada, Kanantiti, Tingkaloko and Pulu lana. The six varieties have various characteristics, ranging from stems, leaves, panicles, unhulled rice and broken rice. Of the six accessions, two accessions are sticky rice.