MotherIndonesian plant Journal productivity of Agriculture and cutting 2(2), quality 2009: of 115-120 chrysanthemum... 115 MOTHER PLANT PRODUCTIVITY AND CUTTING QUALITY OF CHRYSANTHEMUM VARIETIES GROWN UNDER PLASTICHOUSE AND OPEN CONDITIONS1) K. Budiarto and B. Marwoto Indonesian Ornamental Plant Research Institute Jalan Raya Ciherang, Segunung, Pacet, Cianjur 43252, PO Box 8 SDL Phone: (0263) 512607, 516684, Facs.: (0263) 512607, E-mail:
[email protected] ABSTRACT Indonesian trade on this commodity was surplus about US$ 1 million and its export value was increasing from Chrysanthemum is one of important ornamental plants in national year to year until present. floriculture agribusiness. The increase in production cost due to The increases in export value and world demand the raise in input prices that has led into the unfavorable business actually indicated the prospective market of chrysan- conditions. Efforts have been made to make chrysanthemum production becomes competitive and profitable. One of the themum. However, currently chrysanthemum farming is production input costs that can be reduced is planting the mother perceived less profitable. Many cases showed that plants for cutting production under open conditions. A research traditional chrysanthemum farmers faced unfavorable was conducted to find out the mother plant productivity and the business condition and they changed to other business. cutting quality produced under plastichouse and open conditions. This caused by uncompetitive product selling price at The research was carried out in Indonesian Ornamental Plant farmer level and low quality of cut flowers produced Research Institute, Segunung, Cianjur, West Java, from November 2003 to May 2004. Twelve commercial chrysanthemum varieties, (Marwoto et al.