Yield trial and sensory evaluation of sweetpotato cultivars in Highland Papua and West Papua Indonesia

Yield trial and sensory evaluation of sweetpotato cultivars in Highland Papua and West Papua Indonesia

Authors

  • P Saraswati Papua State University
  • A Soplanit Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, Papua
  • A.T Syaputra International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor
  • L Kossay International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor
  • N Muid International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor
  • E Ginting Research Institute for Legume and Tuber Crops, Malang
  • G Lyons University of Adelaide, South Australia

Keywords:

Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.), Adaptation, Tuber yield, Sensory evaluation.

Abstract

With the aim of improving income and nutrition of indigenous highland people in Papua and West Papua provinces of Indonesia, trials involving introduced and local sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) cultivars were conducted in the Baliem Valley and Arfak Mountains (Minyambouw), Indonesia. Tuber yield and other agronomic traits, chemical content and sensory traits for 17 introduced and three local sweetpotato cultivars were evaluated. Total tuber yield varied from 7.4 to 20.8 Mg ha–1 in the Baliem Valley and from 1.9 to 14.4 Mg ha–1 in Minyambouw. The introduced cultivars produced higher yields than the local cultivars in both regions. Cultivar Papua Pattipi produced the highest yield in the Baliem Valley, while Sawentar produced the highest yield in Minyambouw. Cultivars varied in dry matter, protein, and betacarotene. Worembai was best for tuber flesh colour, taste, texture and sweetness in the Baliem Valley, while Helaleke and Papua Salosa scored highest for all sensory traits in Minyambouw. Introduced sweetpotato cultivars adapted well to both areas. In order to reduce malnutrition and increase income, it is important to grow several sweetpotato cultivars in each food garden, including high yielding cultivars and those with specific nutritional traits, such as high protein, provitamin A and anthocyanins. .

Author Biographies

P Saraswati, Papua State University

Senior lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, Papua State University, Manokwari, West Papua

A Soplanit, Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, Papua

Senior Researcher

A.T Syaputra, International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor

Coordinator, ACIAR pig/sweetpotato program, Manokwari, West Papua

L Kossay, International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor

Senior researcher, Wamena, Papua

N Muid, International Potato Center (CIP), Bogor

Coordinator - Minyambouw, Manokwari, West Papua

E Ginting, Research Institute for Legume and Tuber Crops, Malang

Senior Researcher

G Lyons, University of Adelaide, South Australia

Research Fellow, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Campus

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Published

24-12-2013

How to Cite

Saraswati, P., Soplanit, A., Syaputra, A., Kossay, L., Muid, N., Ginting, E., & Lyons, G. (2013). Yield trial and sensory evaluation of sweetpotato cultivars in Highland Papua and West Papua Indonesia. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 51(1), 74–83. Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/284

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