Tacca grows well in an open or a shaded area on sandy soil-mineral, soil pH is slightly alkaline, with very low to low Cation Exchange Capacity. Tacca ( Tacca leontopetaloides ) has potential as a source of the functional food industry, especially maltotriose and maltotetraose production. Indonesia has many types of carbohydrate sources. The seedling survival rate at the age of 5 months was 84.60% (26,70-100%) with an average growth of 47.10 cm (31,2-59,7 cm) in height, 5.49 mm (4,7-6,5 mm) in diameter, 8.56 for seedlings sturdiness and 15.4 (10,9-18,8) for leave number The results showed that variations among families were found on seedling growthperformance. Correlation among characters/parameters was analyzed by Pearson Correlation Analyses. Analyses of variance was used to find out differences among families. Seedling survival rate, growth performance (height, diameter, leave number), and sturdiness ratio was measured monthly up to 5 months after sowing.
This study was arranged in randomized completely block design with 50 families, 10 seedlings per plot and repeated in 4 blocks resulting the total number of observation units were 2000 seedlings. The seedlings were used as planting stocks for Progeny Test establishment. This study was conducted to determine the variation among families on growth performance at nursery level. Seed exploration was carried out to determine variations among families on oil content and growth performance. The previous study showed that Provenance from Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon Banten had highest oil content among provenances in Java. Malapari seed oil were known as potential source for biofuel. Malapari (Pongamia pinnata) is one of tree species belonging to Family of Leguminosae. Kata kunci : malapari, bahan bakar nabati, obat herbal, budidaya Pembinaan budidaya menjadi penting dan perlu dikembangkan.
Peluang dalam memperoleh informasi baru mengenai alternatif Peningkatan nilai guna suatu tanaman perlu dicermati sebagai suatu Pemanfaatannya tidak berkompetisi dengan kepentingan pangan. Yang tinggi (mencapai 27 - 39%) terhadap berat kering dan dalam Sebagai bahan baku biodiesel adalah biji mempunyai rendemen minyak Nabati (biodiesel) banyak ditemukan di India. Saat ini pemanfaatan malapari sebagai bahan bakar Malapari mampu menarik perhatian karena dapat menjadi sumberĮnergi alternatif selain sebagai bahan baku industri sabun dan obatobatan herbal.
Lahan yang tererosi, atau sebagai tanaman obat. Hanya dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber kayu bakar, untuk merehabilitasi Malapari (Pongamia pinnata L.) Pierre merupakan tanaman serbaguna