Open AccessComparing conventional peat swamp versus mound peat swamp on the growth of Pantung (Dyera lowii) plants in peat swamp land
Author(s) -
W Wahyudi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/959/1/012004
Subject(s) - peat , swamp , environmental science , forestry , wetland , horticulture , biology , geography , ecology
Pantung ( Dyera lowii ) is one of the indigenous commercial species in Kalimantan which has good adaptability to peat swampland so that it can be used as a rehabilitation plant in degraded peat swampland. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of mounds on the growth of diameter and height of pantung planted in peat swampland. The study using a completely randomized design with the variables of diameter (dbh) and height of pantung trees at the age of 10 years. Sampling was carried out randomly on 100 plants, each on a plant planted on conventional peat swampland (L1) and on peat swampland that had been made into mounds (L2). The results showed that at the age of 10 years, the growth of pantung plants grown using mounds was significantly better than without mounds, with a diameter of 25.1 cm and 15.32 cm respectively and height of 11.5 m and 9.44 m respectively. Land that is processed using the mounding technique has good aeration and plant care can be carried out more effectively and efficiently. Its higher location causes the plants not to be waterlogged for a long time, even during the rainy season.