Salak
Salak is an edible plant with official name of Salacca zalacca.
Cultivars
The most popular salak cultivar for the producers was 'Noen Wong', followed by 'Sumali' and 'Mo'.
Planting
Salak planting was integrated with that of other plants. Plant spacing was mostly 4×4 m, followed by 5×5 and 6×6 m.
Irrigation
Most producers use sprinkler irrigation, applied organic and chemical fertilizers and used pesticides for insect and disease control on their salak farms.
Pruning
Pruning of leaf stalks was mostly done once a year. The clusters of salak fruits were also pruned with between 6 and 10 clusters branch-1 retained, followed by 11-15 clusters branch-1 and then 5 clusters branch-1. The highest abundance of salak fruits was in May-July, while fruit was rare in February-April.
Pollination
- The pollen of rakam (Salacca wallichiana Mart.) was mostly used for pollination.
- The most commonly used artificial pollination method was the flower sack shaking method.
- After salak fruit harvest, about 64% of the producers used a brush to clean up the fruits, while 36% used fresh water.
- About 68% of the producers brought the salak fruits to the market and sold them themselves, while only 32% of producers had middlemen to buy fruit from their farms
Nutritional information on Salak
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