PENGARUH CURING DAN SUHU PENYIMPANAN TERHADAP MUTU UBI JALAR (Ipomoea batatas L.) VARIETAS CILEMBU
Abstract
During harvest, Cilembu sweet potatoes are at risk of damage. Improper
harvesting process will injure sweet potatoes. In addition, incautious transportation
process can make the yams scratched and bumped. These can decrease the quality
of Cilembu sweet potatoes. This study aims to determine the effect of curing and
storage temperature on the quality of Cilembu sweet potato varieties and determine
a better treatment to improve the quality of Cilembu sweet potato varieties. This
research was conducted in the post-harvest lab of University Muhammadiyah
Yogyakarta, from September to October 2017. The study was arranged in a
Completely Randomized Design (RAL) with a single factor. The treatments are
curing and stored at 5°C, curing and stored at 12°C, curing and stored at 20°C,
without curing and stored at 5°C, without curing and stored at 12°C, without curing
and stored at 20 ° C, without curing and stored at room temperature and, curing and
stored at room temperature. The results of the study showed that curing treatment
was less effective in maintaining weight loss, water content and hardness, but good
enough to maintain sugar and starch content. The treatment without curing and
stored at 12°C is the most effective to maintain the quality of Cilembu sweet potato
varieties up to 8 weeks.