IDENTIFIKASI TANAMAN DALAM SISTEM AGROFORESTRI DI DESA TIGARAS KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN

Abstract

One form of land use around forest areas is a program to develop agroforestry programs.Agroforestry is one of the possible land management systems that can be offered to overcomeproblems arising from land use change and, simultaneously, to overcome food problems. Inaddition, the existence of agroforestry will provide ecological and economic benefits. Thepeople of Tigaras Village, Simalungun Regency, have used the land by planting various types ofplants, both forestry plants, plantation crops, and crops. Based on the identification results,multiple kinds of plants have been developed, including 11 types of agroforestry plants, namelyIngul (Toona sure), Mango (Mangifera indica), Avocado (Persea americana), Durian (Duriozibethinus murr), Guava (Psidium guajava), Ketapang (Terminalia catappa), Pinus (Pinusmerkusii), Coffee (Coffea), Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), Rimbang (Solanum torvum sw) andSugar Palm (Arenga pinnata merr.).The highest Important Value Index (I.V.I.) at the tree level was found in Mango tree species at59.74%, while the lowest I.V.I. was in Clove tree species with a value of 5.20%. The I.V.I. at thehighest pole level was found in the Mango tree species at 108.14%, while the lowest I.V.I. wasfound in the coffee plant species with a value of 2.90%. At the same time, the level of speciesdiversity is at a moderate level. Forms and Patterns of Agroforestry in Tigaras Village is asimple agroforestry combining forestry, agricultural, and plantation crops.