Study Of Land Potential For The Development Of Palm Plants (Arenga Piñata Merr.) Based On The Land Potential Index In Tuhaha Country, East Saparua District, Central Maluku Regency

Fransina Y. A. Reressy, Marcus Luhukay, Robby G Risamasu

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This research was conducted with the aim of assessing and identifying land potential, outlining information, and providing guidance on potential land use based on the Land Potential Index (LIP) for sugar palm development in Tuhaha Village, covering an area of 1,779.74 ha. The method used was a survey with a land unit-based analysis approach. The Land Potential Index was determined using a multilevel quantitative method, namely by overlaying all parameters: physiography/topography, slope, soil type, rock type, soil depth, soil texture, hydrology, and disaster vulnerability, which were used as limiting factors. Astronomically, the research location is located between 3°32′ – °34′ South Latitude and 128°40′ – 128°41′ East Longitude. The results of the score calculation for determining the IPL for each land unit found that the highest score was 29.0 and the lowest score was 20.4, with an interval class of 3. The IPL classes obtained were low potential (interval 20.4 – 23.4), medium potential (interval 23.5 – 26.5) and high potential (interval 26.6 – 29.6). The land area of the low potential class was 1667.90 ha (9.44%), medium potential was 358.44 ha (20.14%) and high potential was 1194.80 ha (67.13%). Land with high potential showed a better level of suitability. This condition has a positive influence on the vegetative growth and productivity of sugar palm plants. The results of this analysis confirm that most of the research areas have good prospects for developing sugar palm as a leading commodity.

 

Keywords: sugar palm, index, potential, land


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sugar palm, index, potential, land

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v58.1.8254

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