KEANEKARAGAMAN DAN KEKERABATAN KULTIVAR BAWANG MERAH DI JAWA BARAT

Abstrak

Taxonomic study of Allium cepa L. (Amaryllidaceae) in West Java had been conducted based on morphological and anatomical characters. Eight cultivars were obtained from the study, comprising one cultivar (‘Bombay’) from cultivar group Common Onion, six cultivars (‘Bima Brebes’, ‘Maja’, ‘Menteng’ ‘Sumenep’, ‘Kuning’, and ‘Kuning Gombong’) from cultivar group Aggregatum, and one cultivar (‘Batu’) proposed to be a new cultivar group (Common-Aggregatum). An identification key is available to identify cultivars of Allium cepa L. in West Java. Phenetical analysis was conducted by using NTSYSpc version 2.0. Result of phenetical analysis indicated that relationship of A.cepa L. cultivars divided into 2 branches, first branch is cultivar group Common Onion and cultivar group Common-Aggregatum, second branch is cultivar group Aggregatum.