Cultivation of the Japanese Persimmon in West Java, Indonesia
| Accession number;05A0858048 |
| Title;Cultivation of the Japanese Persimmon in West Java, Indonesia |
| Author;SANTOSA EDI(Univ. Tokyo, Tokyo, Jpn) SUGIYAMA NOBUO(Univ. Tokyo, Tokyo, Jpn) NAKATA MIKI(Univ. Tokyo, Tokyo, Jpn) KAWABATA SANEYUKI(Univ. Tokyo, Tokyo, Jpn) KUBOTA NAOHIRO(Okayama Univ., Okayama, Jpn) |
Journal Title;Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture
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Journal Code:F0874A
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ISSN:0021-5260
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VOL.49;NO.3;PAGE.220-226(2005)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.6, REF.9 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;The cultivation of persimmon trees in Kuningan District, West Java, was studied with respect to profitability. Interviews with farmers showed that persimmon cultivation contributes about 19 to 35% of agricultural income. The age of persimmon trees ranges from 1 to 100 years, and 29 years on average. Farmers visit orchards once or twice a year for weeding and harvesting. No fertilizer, pesticides, or additional water are applied. Some farmers intercrop tea, coffee, ginger, and vegetable crops between persimmon trees. New shoots grow out in September to November (early rainy season), and blooms in November. Fruits are harvested between late April and late June. Most trees are leafless during the dry season (July to August). Yield varies from 94 to 130 kg per tree. Since the fruits are astringent, farmers or middlemen remove the astringency by immersing the fruits in water with calcium oxide for 5 days. The farmers recognized that persimmon trees can prevent soil erosion. In order to increase income for farmers without detrimental effects on the environment, the cultivation of persimmon trees is effective in steep slope areas. (author abst.) |
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