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Analsis Bahan Penangkap Api Dalam Kebun Kelapa Masyarakat Di Kawasan Gambut Rentan Kebakaran
Peatland fires often occur in every dry season, which is usually done by clearing land using fire. In this case, there is the potential for fire to spread to the surrounding land which is already in the form of gardens, for example coconut plantations. The availability of fuel that is easily caught by fire such as blarak (dry fronds) can increase the vulnerability of fire to spread into coconut plantations. This research aims to analyze the availability of blarak in people’s coconut gardens located on peatlands, especially in relation to the structure of the garden and the method of blarak management applied. This research was carried out in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province, which is known as a coconut production center. Data collection carried out in Karya Tani village, namely in five randomly selected on people’s of coconut plantations. The results show that the tree density in the garden averages 234.4 trees/ha. As a mixture of plantations with areca nut or oil palm plantations, the average proportion of coconut trees is only 43.6%. The blarak biomass produced from this fifth garden ranges from 505-1.095 kg/ha/month or an average of 754.2 kg/ha/month. If burning is not, the quantity of blarak in the people’s coconut plantations will reach 2.739 kg/ha, whereas if burning is carried out the quantity of blarak is only 1.425 kg/ha or reduced by 43.1%. The moisture content in coconut, areca nut and palm oil blarak decreased by 55.6%, 65.5% and 47% after being left for approximately four months before being burned. Blarak burning is more likely to have a negative impact than a positive impact.
Key findings: biomass, fire risk, Karya Tani Village, Indragiri Hilir Regency
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