PERAN PROEFSTATION OOST JAVA DALAM MENANGGULANGI WABAH SEREH DI JAWA TAHUN 1887-1921

Abstract

The island of Java has abundant natural resource potential seen from the agricultural and plantation sectors
which are one of the superior products and a common commodity in Javanese society. The expansion of plantation areas
not only brought profits to the colonial side and important changes to the lives of the colonized people, but also had to
face disease outbreaks in plants whose impacts could threaten plantations in Java. This outbreak is called Lemongrass
disease which attacks sugar cane plants. This research aims to explain the role of the Java Proefstation oost in
overcoming citronella disease using scientific heuristics in the form of literacy searches in the form of archives, journals
and books. The methods implemented by Proefstation oost Java will later produce many new varieties such as POJ 100,
EK 28, and POJ 2878 which are the most famous because of their characteristics.
Keywords : Proefstation oost Java, Sereh Disease, Sugar Cane Varieties