Reviev : Population Establishment and Genetic Study of Jawa, Bali and Sumatra Salak Crossing Sri Hadiati, Tri Budiyanti, Riska, NLP. Indiyani, Ellina Mansyah, Jumjunidang
Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).
Abstract
Indonesia has a high diversity of salak. The cultivars that are widely cultivated are salak Pondoh, Java, Bali, and Sumatra. These cultivars have a delicious taste and different superiorities. The crossing is needed to combine their superiorities and obtain superior varieties. Crosses result in 17 hybrids salak populations with moderate to high diversities. Salak Sidempuan (SDP, SDS, SDM) and the progenies derived from crossing salak Sidempuan as female parents have a larger plant and leaflets size, but they have relatively few leaves. Salak Bali, salak Sidempuan, and the progenies derived from crossing salak Sidempuan as the female parents have a flesh thickness of 1.0 cm. A crossing between salak Pondoh (non-astringent) x salak Java (astringent) and a crossing between salak Sidempuan (astringent) x salak Sanjung (astringent ) produced progenies whose fruit have an astringent taste. On the other hand, the crossing between salak Sidempuan x Mawar produce partially stringent fruit and some non-astringent. Selection of these progenies resulted in three superior varieties, namely Sari Intan 48, Sari Intan 541, and Sari Intan 295, and an ideal candidate variety, namely PHMW(35-13), with advantages of sweet taste, non-astringent, thick flesh, fruit weight > 65 g, and fragrance
