Translated automatically from Indonesian.
A Ministry of Agriculture archive records how Sutipan, a seed-production partner in Tegalsiwalan Village, dried seed using the heat of the sun.
Old visit note. When a delegation from the Directorate General of Horticulture visited a seed warehouse in Probolinggo, their report described how Sutipan handled seed. He was mentioned as a partner of BB 99 in Tegalsiwalan Village.
The attic as a drying place
According to the report, Sutipan placed shallots in the attic of his house and relied on the sun's heat. After about 60 days, the bulbs were said to be ready to be used as seed. These are the details of the practice reported at the time, not a storage-time recommendation for all varieties and conditions.
The report discussed supplies up to March 2016. If you want to know the propagation methods used in the village today, new visits and interviews are needed. The source of this story is the Directorate General of Horticulture archive.
The cover photo shows a shallot field in Nganjuk, not Sutipan's place. Photo: Helmi Ansori / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
