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Karakteristik Biofisik Lahan Pada Sistem Agroforestri Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Dan Pohon Gaharu (Aquilaria Malaccensis Lamrk.) Dan Sistem Monokultur Kelapa Sawit
Oil palm plants in Riau Province are generally cultivated with a monoculture system. Monoculture cultivation is economically profitable, but also has a negative impact on the environment, especially on land biophysics (biodiversity, soil, microclimate and water). One of the efforts to reduce the impact of a monoculture system is to apply an agroforestry system, which combines agricultural crops with forest plants. Oil palm plantations have the potential to be planted with gaharu trees, because gaharu trees need shade. This study aims to analyze the comparison of the biophysical conditions of land in the agroforestry system of oil palm and gaharu trees with the oil palm monoculture system.
This research was conducted on an oil palm plantation in Bukit Kemuning Village, Tapung Hulu Sub District, Kampar District of Riau Province. The research was carried out using a survey method and the determination of the research location using the purposive sampling method, namely on land found agroforestry systems of oil palm with gaharu and oil palm monoculture system in one stretch. The research was conducted by observing the biodiversity of flora and fauna, microclimate and the physical properties of the land (soil structure and root occupy). The data obtained were analyzed descriptively comparatively and t-test at the level of 5%.
The results showed that the biophysical conditions of the land in the agroforestry system of oil palm and gaharu trees are better than the monoculture system of oil palm plants on environmental aspects. The microclimate for light intensity and air temperature in the agroforestry system is lower than that of the monoculture system, and the humidity in the agroforestry system is higher than that of the monoculture system. The level of flora diversity for seedlings in monoculture systems is higher than in agroforestry systems, on the other hand, for poles and trees in agroforestry systems is higher than in monoculture systems. The level of diversity of fauna species for insect, reptile and mammal groups in agroforestry systems is higher than in monoculture systems. Root occupy in agroforestry systems is higher than in monoculture systems. It is supported by the data on the physical properties of land in the form of lower bulk density and a higher the total of pore space in the agroforestry system.
Keywords : Land biophysics, gaharu, oil palm, agroforestry systems, monoculture systems.
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