Teak

Teak is a kind of high-quality timber trees.

A large tree, straight-trunked, it can grow to 30-
40 m. high Large leaved, which disintegrate in
the dry season.

Teak can grow in areas with rainfall 1500-

2000 mm / year and temperature of 27-36 ° C
both in the lowlands and highlands. The best
place for growth teak is the soil with pH 4.5 - 7
and not flooded with water. Teak has a wide elliptical leaves and can reach 30-60
cm in adulthood.

Teak has a slow growth with low germination (usually less than 50%) which
makes the propagation process naturally becomes difficult so it is not enough to
cover demand for teak wood. Teak is usually produced conventionally by using
seeds. However, production of seeds with large amounts within a certain time to be
limited due to the outer layer of hard seeds. Several alternatives have been made to
overcome this layer such as soaking the seeds in water, heat the beans over low
heat or hot sand, and add an acid, base, or bacteria. [4] However, these alternatives
are still not optimal to produce identity in a fast and large numbers.

Generally, teak seedlings are in the process vulnerable to several diseases

including leaf spot disease caused by Phomopsis sp., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides,
Alternaria sp., And Curvularia sp., Leaf rust caused by Olivea tectonea, and powdery
mildew caused by Uncinula tectonae. Phomopsis sp. is the most widely penginfeksi,
recorded 95% seed infection in the year 1993-1994. The infection occurs on
seedlings aged 2-8 months. The characterization of this infection is the presence of a
light brown necrosis at the edge of the leaf which is then gradually spread to the
midrib, the infection then spreads to the top of the leaf, petiole, and stem tip
resulted in part from the stem leaves are experiencing drought. If not recognized
and are not controlled, infection of Phomopsis sp. will spread to the whole process of
planting seeds so that identity can not be done.