Application of Sodium Alginate on Encapsulation Sugarcane Bud Chips (Saccarum offisinarum L) To Improve Seed Quality and Production

Abstract

 Sugar self-sufficiency is a big challenge, one of the reasons for the low sugarcane production is the supply and quality of seeds. Sugarcane seeds are the main problem experienced by farmers when unloading ratoons is the procurement of seeds. The use of bud chips which are encapsulated using Sodium Alginate (C6H7O6Na)n, is the first step to answer the difficulties of farmers in supplying sugarcane seeds and sending seeds long distances.

          The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate the optimization of bud chip sugarcane seedlings using bud chip coating technology using Sodium Alginate. The research was carried out at the East Java Sweetener and Fiber Crops Research Institute (Ballitas) in Karang Ploso, Malang Regency, on June 17, 2019 s. d 17 September 2019 . The study was structured using a non-factorial completely randomized design, with 4 (Treatment), namely S0 (Control = No encapsulated), S1 (Encapsulation using Sodium Alginate Concentration 10 g/L), S2 (Encapsulation using Sodium Alginate 20 g/L), S3 (Encapsulation using Sodium Alginate 30 g/L) .

          The results showed that the use of Sodium Alginate with a concentration of 20 g/L was proven to show the best average shoot growth, reaching 92.59% at the age of 42 DAP. With respect to the number of leaves, the highest value was produced at 56 DAP by treatment of 20 g/L Sodium Alginate of 5.19 strands which was significantly different from all treatments. The highest plant height was achieved by treatment of 20 g/L Sodium Alginate of 47.53 cm, which was not significantly different from the control and 10 g/L Sodium Alginate and S0 (control) was not significantly different from the 30 g/L Sodium Alginate (S3) treatment, while the parameters of chlorophyll, leaf area, root length and dry stover weight were controlled (S0). ) is equal to 10 g/L Sodium Alginate (S1), 20 g/L Sodium Alginate (S2) is different from Control ( S0) and 10 g/L Sodium Alginate (S1) and 20 g/L Sodium Alginate (S2 ) is not the same with 30 g/L Sodium Alginate (S3).