There Are 409 Stems Of Native Kalimantan Plant Seeds That Are Being Researched By BRIN

An officer of the Banjarmasin Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center inspects the plants to be trafficked. (ANTARA/Word)

JAKARTA - There are 409 seeds of local Kalimantan plants that are being investigated by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) so that they do not become extinct.

"The shipment of plant seeds from Kalimantan has been sent to the Purwodadi Botanical Gardens, Pasuruan Regency, East Java," said Head of Banjarmasin Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center, Drh. Nur Hartanto, Friday, June 17, quoted from Antara.

According to him, the plant is declared free of quarantine plant pest organisms (OPTK) after a physical inspection and may be sent to the destination area.

Plant seeds sent include local fruits such as jackfruit, mango, mangosteen, durian, guava, langsat and rambutan.

There are also types other than fruit such as bamboo, pandanus, soka, ginger, galangal, dendrobium orchid, moon orchid, and ferns.

In addition to plant seeds there is also a herbarium which is a plant that has been preserved or dried.

Although it is not a fresh plant and is not a type of seed, Hartanto said that the herbarium must still be reported to quarantine officials.

This is based on Law Number 21 of 2019 Article 35 concerning animal, fish and plant quarantine, every person who imports carrier media (MP) from one area to another within the territory of Indonesia is obliged to report and submit MP to the quarantine official at the entry point. and expenditures for the purposes of quarantine measures, including inspections.

"The inspection is intended to prevent the entry, exit and spread of quarantine plant-disturbing organisms," Hartanto said.