Latin name: Marantha arundinacea L.

Local name: Soluble; Rarut; Jelarut; Salarut; Waerut; Nggarut; Irut; Angkrik; Flow

Description of plants: Plant shrubs annuals, 75-90 cm tall. Pseudo trunked, rounded, forming rhizome, green. Single leaf, round elongated, pointed toes, bony pinnate, 10-27 cm long, 4-5 cm wide, berpelepah, hairy, green. Plural form of bunches of flowers, light green petals, white flower. Fruit box, a round green.

Habitat: Can be grown in loose soil and enough water at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level.

Plant part used: Rhizome

Chemical: Zat starch

Benefits: Anti-diarrhea

Name simplesia: Marantae Rhizoma

GROWTH REQUIREMENTS
1. Soil
- Land structured crumb / crumbly and rich in organic material.
- Degree of acidity (PH) of soil between 5.5 to 7.0
- Land is not muddy / no puddles
- Land cultivation is open or no shade.
2. Climate
- 1500-2500 mm annual rainfall with uneven distribution.
- Air temperature 16 ° - 32 ° C
- At the time of flowering to ripening fruit, enough sunshine state (10-12 hours).

CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
1. Seedbed
- Supplies of seeds per hectare of cropping is 150-300 grams with power
grew more than 90%.
- Prepare the media for seedlings from soil, sand and manure with a ratio of 1:1 which made beds (soil mound) as high as ± 20 cm, width of ± 1 m and 3-5 m anjang and given shelter from the straw or reed / thatch .
- Spread the seeds evenly or spread in garikan (excavated soil extends as deep as 5 cm) with a distance between 5 cm and closed garikan thin soil and then watered. Maintain good soil moisture remains to be fast-growing seeds

- After 10 day-old seedlings, then do pengkokeran to facilitate investment in time and prevent the death of the plant is moved. As ocher can be used in banana leaves, coconut leaves or plastic bags. Seedlings that have been placed under the auspices dikoker nurseries.
- About five days before the seedling was transferred to the nursery opened umbrella
or reduced so that the seeds used to the sunshine.


2. Soil Treatment
- One week before planting land is ready, covering hoe / plow and making beds.
- The size of the high beds ± 30 cm, width 1 to 1.5 m long and put the needs of wine j + 30 cm between beds.
- Give the manure with a dose of 20-30 tonnes / ha.
- When used plastic mulch can be installed after the fertilizing manure den bile used mulch from crop waste such as trial-den hose remains of plants can be given after the planting of seedlings.


3. Cultivation
- Seeds can be moved at the age of 28-35 days after seeding with leaves 5-7 strands.
- Select a high seed den magnitude uniform. Planting seedlings in an upright position and press a little soil around the stems of plants.
- Flush the plant adequately after planting den dilakukan2 next watering every other day when no rain.


4. Fertilization
- Given a den with a dose of application as follows:
- Manure 20 tons / ha.
- Application of a week before planting.
- Urea 150 kg / ha, ages 3,6,9 weeks after planting with a dose of one third each application.
- ZA 400 kg / ha. Age 3,6,9 weeks after planting with a dose of one third each application.
- TSP - 36: 150 kg / ha, application a week before planting.
- KCl: 100 kg / ha, ages 3,6,9 weeks after planting with a dose of one third each application.
- To further enhance the results can be given liquid manure Tress supplementary dose of 500 1 / ha, at the age of 20 days after planting. Age 30 days after planting, 500 liters / ha. Age 40 days after planting, 500 liters / ha and 50 days after planting, 500 liters / ha.


5. Maintenance
- Perform stitching ads bile of dead plants pads in the morning / afternoon.
- Installation of marker can be done at the time of planting or after crop as high as 30 to 50 cm and directly tied, length marker + 1.5 m.
- Siangi cropping prior to fertilization when there are weeds.


6. Pest and Disease Control
- Pests and diseases that attack the plant chili aphis is pest infestation, peach leaves, caterpillars, grayak, thrips, fruit rot, leaf spot and stem rot. Pest control can be done by spraying pesticides alamai (See article on natural pesticide)


7. Harvest
- Harvest chili, if the color of the fruit of more than 60% (fruit color is still black stripes).
- Harvesting can be done once every 3-5 days continuously until the plants do not produce

- When the harvest into ethanol include, do it selectively and hearts - hearts that flower, fruit bars that do not fall out or damaged.