Potato breeding
is a relatively new commodity business in South Sulawesi. Malino
which is situted at the foot of Lompobattang Mountain - in the
regency of Gowa, and Kalosi at the foot of Latimojong mountain -
in Enrekang are the centers of potato production in South
Sulawesi. In both of centers there are approximately 1,000 Ha of
potato plantation, 600 Ha is in Enrekang and the rest is in
Malino. The average product is 7,0 Ton/Ha each harvesting. In a
number of places in Enrekang, the rate of production is only 4
to 5 ha/harvesting. This is either caused by the breeding system
on the use of inappropriate selection of seed. Granola variety
dominates potato breeding in South Sulawesi, while the Atlantic
variety has been started in its early stage. Besides supplying
local South Sulawesi market, South Sulawesi product supplies
East Kalimantan as a target market |