The lowland area for sustainable conservation of horticultural plants in Bintuni Bay Regency

Abstract

This study was aimed to determine the land suitability class of fruit and vegetable crops which are potential to be developed in the lowland of Bintuni Bay. It showed that Manimeri is potential for the development of fruit crops (particularly orange and rambutan), and vegetables (greens mustard, long beans, chili). Based on actual land suitability, this area was categorized as marginal land (S3) with water availability, nutrient retention, and nutrient availability as limiting factors. Bintuni is potential for fruit crops (banana, durian, mango), and vegetables development (mustard, cabbage, long beans, spinach, eggplant, tomatoes, chili), which is categorized being quite a suitable land (S2), and marginal land (S3) with water and nutrient availability as limiting factors. Tembuni is potential to be developed with fruit crops (red fruit), and vegetables (mustard greens, long beans, pumpkin, and chili), and this area was categorized as a very suitable land (S1). Beimes is potential to be developed with pineapple and papaya with the land suitability class is quite suitable (S2). Mango, durian, green beans, chicory, tomatoes, and red chilies are less suitable because it includes marginal land (S3) with the limiting factors of root media, water availability, and low nutrients.