EFEK ANTIMITOSIS EKSTRAK UMBI KEMBANG SUNGSANG (Gloriosa superba Linn. TERHADAP PEMBELAHAN SEL AKAR TANAMAN CABAI MERAH (Capsicum annum L.
The tuber of kembang sungsang Gloriosa superba Linn. plant is known to contain colchicyne 0.1 0.8 This compound is often used as an antimitosis agent to induce the polyployds cell. This research is aiming to know the antimitosis effect of colchicyne on Capsicum annum L. This was done by completely randomize design with 5 different concentration of the the tuber of kembang sungsang extract, i.e. 10 20 30 40 50 and 1 control (0% and was repeated 4 times. The data were analyzed by variance analysis and with Least significant different at 5% level. The results showed that kembang sungsang tuber extract has a significant effect on the cell division (mitosis index) and the data obtained were 5.66 (control) 11.94 (10% 12.58 (20% 14.17 (30% 16.16 (40% and 9.39 (50% From these data, it can be concluded that the extract of kumbang sungsang tuber has effect up to 40 and can increase the rate of cell division significantly, and decrease when the concentration reach 50 although at 50% the mitosis effect is still bigger than the control. Keywords: kembang sungsang tuber extract, colchicyne Capsicum annum L