PEMANFAATAN AKAR TUBA (DERRIS ELLIPTICA) UNTUK PENGENDALIAN HAMA DAN PENYAKIT TANAMAN HORTIKULTURA DAN PERKEBUNAN / Utilization of tuba roots (Derris elliptica) for the control of pests and diseases of horticultural and estate crops

Tuba root is one of the plants that contain rotenone, which an active ingredient non-specific insecticides. Rotenon has a very strong toxic power, but safe from health and environmental perspective because it easily degraded does not accumulate in organism fat. There are many types tuba plants, most commonly used Derris ell i ptica . also been lot research on Indonesian roots as fish poisons botanical insecticides, commercial development for pest control allows increasing competitiveness commodities received adequate policy support. form creeping shrubs, widespread territory Indonesia. Besides Indonesia, found Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, China, India several other tropical countries. Currently, demand pesticide materials developed countries such United States China shows trend. Botanical products using have widely generally horticultural crops, especially vegetables some plantation crops known to be attacked by pests. The results studies show extract effective suppressing population tested, crops. still challenges faced pesticides, including those related limited supply raw materials, regulations licensing their use distribution, well efficacy properties vegetable pesticides knockdown degraded. Therefore, certain strategies needed deal with these challenges. Abstrak Akar adalah salah satu tanaman yang mengandung merupakan bahan aktif insektisida non spesifik. mempunyai daya toksik tergolong sangat kuat, namun aman dari sisi kesehatan dan lingkungan karena mudah terdegradasi tidak terakumulasi pada lemak organisme. Jenis akar cukup banyak, paling umum dimanfaatkan yaitu ptica. Penelitian tentang Indonesia juga sudah banyak sebagai racun ikan nabati, tetapi pengembangan secara komersial untuk pengendalian OPT memungkinkan peningkatan saing komoditas belum mendapat dukungan kebijakan memadai. Tanaman berupa semak merambat, tersebar luas di wilayah Selain ditemukan Philipina, Cina, beberapa negara tropis lainnya. Saat ini permintaan pestisida maju seperti Amerika Serikat Cina menunjukkan geliat meningkat. Produk nabati menggunakan berkembang umumnya digunakan hama hortikultura terutama sayuran perkebunan diketahui terserang OPT. Hasil kajian penelitian ekstrak efektif menekan populasi diuji khususnya hortikulura perkebunan. Masih tantangan dihadapi dalam diantaranya terkait penyediaan baku masih terbatas, aturan perijinan penggunaan peredarannya, serta sifat efikasi terdegradasi. Sehingga diperlukan strategi tertentu menghadapi tantangan-tantangan tersebut.