Abstract:
Yater T, TuburHW, Meliala C, AbbasB. 2019. Short Communication: A comparative study of phenotypes and starch production insago palm (Metroxylon sagu) growing naturally in temporarily inundated and non-inundated areas of South Sorong, Indonesia.Biodiversitas 20: 1121-1126. Sago palm forestsand sago palm semi cultivation are generally spread in swampy areas, seasonallyinundated areas and non-inundated areas.Theobjectivesofthisstudyaretodetermineand compare thephenotypesof and starch production bysago palmsgrowing naturally inthe temporarily inundated areas (TIA type) and non-inundated areas (WIAtype)inSouth Sorong District,West Papua Province, Indonesia.Sago palmsofboth habitatswerefoundto be the same variety based onanalysis ofvernacular namesand general characteristics. Comparison of morphological characters related to starch production of TIA and WIA types showed that there were no significant differencesbetween the two studied types. The distribution of starch along the sago trunk was observed to be uneven,higher starch accumulation was found in the middle part of the trunk which wassignificantly different from the lower and upper partsof the trunk.
