Crop Performance and Farming Analyses of ^Merah Delima^ Papaya and ^California^ Papaya on Sub-Optimal Land in Jambi
Syafri Edi (a) and Rima Purnamayani (b*)

(a)Jambi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology
(b)Indonesia Center for Agriculture Technology Assessment and Development
*rimacahyo[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Papaya is a tropical fruit that has a great demand by the community at an affordable price and can adapt to various types of soil, including sub-optimal land. Jambi province has a quite large area of sub-optimal land. The aimed of the study was to determine the growth, production and farming analysis of Merah Delima and California Papaya on sub-optimal land. The research was carried out at the Agricultural Technology Park in Suka Maju Village, Geragai District, Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency, Jambi. Parameters observed included plant vegetative and generative performance and farming analysis. The results showed that Merah Delima Papaya provided the advantages in production parameters, namely the number of fruit and fruit weight more than the California variety. The analysis of profitable papaya farming has total profit of Rp. 104,736,000,- per hectare for merah delima papaya nd Rp. 61,728,000,- per hectare for papaya California. The results of the analysis of BC ratio value of 2.95 for the papaya merah delima and the BC ratio of 1.95 for the papaya California, indicated that farming these two papaya varieties provides benefits and will feasible to cultivate.

Keywords: papaya, swampy land, Agrucultural Technology Park

Topic: Agricultural Environment, Ecology and Resources