Analysis of chemical content in bulbil (hanging tubers) Dioscoreabulbifera cultivated on Ambon Island, Maluku

Abstract

Dioscoreabulbifera is one of the tubersplantthat grows and spreads in the tropics area. This plant can be developed as a food crop to support food security and independence programs.Tuber yield can reach 15-25 kg. plant-1. Tuber and bulbil taste like potato tubers.The study aim to obtain the chemical content in the bulbil of D. bulbifera.The method used to analyze some of the chemical contents that have been determined is done in the laboratory.The analysis shows that D. bulbifera contains several compounds and elements that can be useful, both directly and as a raw material for the food and medicine industry.