Conservation and Characterization of Upland Red Rice in 11 Districts in North Sumatra Province

Rahmad Setia Budi, Irfan Suliansyah, Yusniwati, Sobrizal

2018

Abstract

Germplasm or genetic resources (GR) is very important biodiversity and the basic capital needed in development agricultural industry including new varieties inventionin order to increase productionto support food security and sustainable agriculture. Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) or rice as the main staple food, is very important food crop for the people of Indonesia. One type among upland rices in North Sumatra that widely planted by the farmersare the upland red rices. In order to conserve the extinction of these GR and to empower their cultivars, it is necessary to takeaction in more dynamic way of conservation such as in situ conservation (onfarm conservation) and ex situ conservation. The purpose of this study was to obtain information and data; agronomic, morphological, and production characteristics such as: plant height, harvest age, production per ha, weight of 1000 grains, shape, size, and color of unhulled grain and the hulled one (rice). The research was initiated with exploration activities in 11 districts in North Sumatra from 2015which included literature study, interviews and direct visit to farmer fields. Collection and storage for consolidation and characterization of upland red rice was conducted at Experimental Field and Screen House of Faculty of Agriculture UISU Medan Results obtained; (1) Acquired 22 uplandred rice cultivars and most cultivars were found in areas of medium to high altitude, with flat topography, plateau tohilly;(2). All upland red rice cultivarsshowed good diversity in terms of agronomy, harvest age and production (2). Grain (lemma/palea) and seed (caryopsis) obtained were found to be variated in the shape, size, and color. For subsequent research the selected cultivars will be improved through mutation breeding (induced mutation).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Budi R., Suliansyah I., Yusniwati. and Sobrizal. (2018). Conservation and Characterization of Upland Red Rice in 11 Districts in North Sumatra Province. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST, ISBN 978-989-758-496-1, pages 322-330. DOI: 10.5220/0010042403220330

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icest18,
author={Rahmad Setia Budi and Irfan Suliansyah and Yusniwati and Sobrizal},
title={Conservation and Characterization of Upland Red Rice in 11 Districts in North Sumatra Province},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,},
year={2018},
pages={322-330},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010042403220330},
isbn={978-989-758-496-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,
TI - Conservation and Characterization of Upland Red Rice in 11 Districts in North Sumatra Province
SN - 978-989-758-496-1
AU - Budi R.
AU - Suliansyah I.
AU - Yusniwati.
AU - Sobrizal.
PY - 2018
SP - 322
EP - 330
DO - 10.5220/0010042403220330