High yield in moringa for lowland areas was obtained from the Bogor accession

Abstract

Abstract Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) is one of the non-wood forest products. Every part of the Moringa plant can be used as a source of food, medicines, and feed. The purpose of this study was to obtain information regarding the growth and production of several Moringa accessions from Indonesia with different leaves harvesting intervals. The study was conducted in January-June 2016 at the Experimental Garden Sawah Baru, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, Dramaga. Experiments were arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) split-plot with 3 replications. The main plot was the accession with 7 different accessions and the subplot was harvesting interval with two levels, namely 5 and 7 weeks. Accessions used were from Lhokseumawe, Bogor, Solo, Banyuwangi, Tabanan, Central Halmahera, and Palu. Results showed the interaction between Bogor accession of 7-week harvesting intervals had the best ratio of harvested leaflets per harvested leaves. Bogor accession had the best growth and production in the number of leaves and weight of harvested branches. Interval harvesting of 7 weeks delivered the best growth and yields. The use of Bogor accession with 7 weeks harvesting interval is advisable to apply for intensive Moringa cultivation in Bogor or other wet lowlands.