PLANT DIVERSITY AND UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL HOME GARDEN IN BANGKALAN DISTRICT, MADURA ISLAND, INDONESIA

Abstract

Home gardens are traditional agricultural systems, particularly common in the tropics, characterized by high plant diversity and play an important role for local residents' livelihoods. Home gardens are reservoirs of biological diversity. This study aims to analyze the diversity and utilization of plants in the traditional home garden. The study was conducted in Bangkalan District, Madura Island, East Java Province, Indonesia. Data was collected in three sub-districts based on the different sea-level surfaces from June 2019 to February 2020. The techniques used were plant inventory, participatory observations, and individual interviews. A total of 30 home gardens were observed in this study. Plant diversity was calculated using the Shannon diversity index (H). The results of the Shannon index indicate that there is medium species diversity in the home gardens in the Bangkalan district (the diversity ranged from 0.48 to 1.81). Plants grown for fruit, vegetables, ornamentals, medicine, food crops, and other purposes. Traditional communities utilize their home gardens mostly for subsistence purposes.

Keywords

• home garden
• biodiversity
• plant use
• conservation
• rural livelihoods
• madura island