INVENTARISASI JENIS TANAMAN UMBI-UMBIAN YANG BERPOTENSI SEBAGAI SUMBER KARBOHIDRAT ALTERNATIF DI KECAMATAN AMARASI SELATAN KABUPATEN KUPANG

: East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has the potential of local food natural resources that are useful in meeting the foodt needs of the NTT community such as corn, rice, tubers, local fruits and nuts. The purpose of this study was to inventory the types of tubers that have the potential as an alternative carbohydrate source in Amarasi Selatan District, Kupang Regency. The method used in this study is an exploratory method, which is done by exploring and observing directly the types of tubers found in the research location and conducting interviews. The data analysis technique in this study used a qualitative descriptive analysis technique, with the main objective of providing an objective description or description of a situation. Based on research that has been carried out in Amarasi Selatan District, Kupang Regency regarding the Inventory of tuber species that have the potential as an alternative carbohydrate source, it can be concluded that there are 7 types of tuber plants with 5 varieties, namely Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) with 2 namely, Darul hidayah and Adira 1 varieties, sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) with 3 varieties, namely cilembu variety, muara takus variety and antin 2 variety, taro sweet potato (Colocasia esculenta), porang sweet potato (Amorphophallus Muelleri), Gembili sweet potato (Dioscorea esculenta). ), sweet potato (Dioscorea bulbifera), sweet potato (Canna Discolor). Tubers need to be cultivated properly so as not to become extinct and further research on pests that attack tubers.