Abstract :
One of efforts to obtain drought tolerant varieties is through drought stress
selection of several mutant lines. This research aimed to determine quantitative
character and tolerance level of the gajah mungkur mutant lines. This research
was conducted from August 2019 to February 2020 at Rumah Kaca Kebun
Percobaan Pusat Aplikasi Isotop dan Radiasi Jl. Lebak Bulus Raya No.49 RT.5 /
RW.2, Lb. Bulus, Cilandak Sub-district, South Jakarta City. This research used a
Divided Plot Design with the method of Randomized Block Design calculation
with 2 factors and 3 replications. The first factor was giving drought stress with 3
levels; C1: without drought stress, C2: drought stress was given for 4 days then
irrigated or 4 days once irrigation was done, C3: drought stress was given for 8
days then watered or 8 days once irrigation was done. The second factor,
genotypes were selected with 6 levels; G1: PMG 07 / PsJ, G2: PMG 08 / PsJ. G3:
PMG 09 / PsJ, G4: parent Gajah Mungkur , G5: Limboto drought tolerant check
varieties, G6: drought susceptible check varieties IR 20. With the research
parameters of vegetative plant height (cm), number of tillers, flowering age,
harvesting age, generative plant height (cm), panicle length (cm), number of
productive tillers, number of grain per panicle, number of pithy grains per
panicle, number of empty grains per panicle, leaf rolling index, leaf dryness
index. The data was analyzed using by F test (ANOVA) and continued with the
calculation of Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results obtained
showed that the quantitative character had a very significant effect on parameters
of the tillers number and the flowering age, had a significant effect on the
parameters of the number of grains per panicle, the number of pithy grains per
panicle, and the number of empty grain per panicle. And the tolerance level to
drought stress in treatment C2 was classified as tolerant, and classified as
sensitive in treatment C3