Improving Durian Fruit Production Through Cultivation Technology in Farmer Groups in Yeh Sumbul Village, Jembrana

The PKM activity was carried out at the "MELATI" Farmer Group in Yeh Sumbul Village, Mendoyo Sub-district, Jembrana Regency, Bali Province. This village is a plantation area and a center for producing horticultural fruit products, such as durian plants, which is a good business opportunity, with high selling price, due to its delicious taste, sweet fruit flesh, and distinctive aroma. There is a yearly and varying increase in the development of durian plants throughout the Yeh Sumbul village. Therefore, the purpose of this PKM activity is to provide the right and appropriate counseling material on the durian cultivation technology with farmer groups in order to determine the best technique needed to fertilize and prune the durian plants. The results showed that farmers understand and are willing to carry out environmental sanitation, determine one year old plants that are planted in the backyard, and use organic and inorganic fertilizers. For old durian plants in garden mixed with other fruits, it is important to clean the surrounding environment, fertilize the area before rain falls due to the hilly terrain, which only relies on rain water. The Kani and Montong durian plants tend to carry out pruning, maintenance, fertilizing and irrigation because the plants are only five years old and are planted on the edge of the garden, and liable to irrigation.