Identifikasi Jenis Tanaman Hutan Rakyat Dan Pemeliharaannya Di Hutan Rakyat Desa Kelungu Kecamatan Kotaagung Kabupaten Tanggamus

Abstract

Land-use change into field becomes main problems namely soil fertility degradation, erosion, flood, drought, not to mention global environment changes. Agroforestry is one of the land management system that could be used as an alternative to overcome the problems that arise due to land-use change as well as to overcome the food problem. The purpose of this study were to determine the social forest plant species on Kelungu village of Kotaagung sub-district , Tanggamus Regency Knowing the plants maintenance activities on social forests in Kelungu village of Kotaagung sub-district, Tanggamus Regency. This research was conducted from September to October 2015 that was located in social forest areas of Kelungu village, Kotaagung Sub-district, Tanggamus Regency. The analysis that used was the density. The results showed that about 22 species founded, with the highest density of cacao (Cacao theobrema) about 529.17 individuals/ha. the highest density of trees phase is durian (Durio zibethinus) about 73.61 individuals/ha. Maintenance activities carried out by the farmers in the Kelungu Village were fertilizing, replanting, soil loosening, weeding, branches and buds prunning, thinning, pest and disease control. From 36 farmers has done much treatment, there were 60% fertilizing, 77% replanting, 77% loosening, 100% do weeding, 93% branches prunning, 83% bud prunning, 7% thinning, and 57% pest and disease control treatments.