Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 24 No. 6 (2023)

The growth of sengon (Parasarienthes falcataria) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) productivity performance in agroforestry system

HANIFA RAHMAH (Program of Tropical Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Jl. Ulin Lingkar Akademik, Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia)
NURHENI WIJAYANTO (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Jl. Ulin Lingkar Akademik, Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia)
ARUM SEKAR WULANDARI (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Jl. Ulin Lingkar Akademik, Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2023

Abstract

Abstract. Rahmah H, Wijayanto N, Wulandari AS. 2023. The growth of sengon (Parasarienthes falcataria) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) productivity performance in agroforestry system. Biodiversitas 24: 3114-3119. Sengon is a fast-growing plant species widely planted in community forests. Sengon is widely cultivated in agroforestry systems with seasonal crops. The main obstacle to cultivation in agroforestry systems is low growth due to competition for nutrients and low absorption of sunlight. This study aims to analyze the growth of sengon varieties and citronella varieties. The research was conducted for six months in the Cikabayan field, Faculty of Forestry, IPB University, Bogor, West Java. This study consisted of two activities: (i) analyzing the effect of the two-year-old sengon variety on the growth of tree height, diameter, crown, and volume, (ii) analyzing the effect of the citronella variety on the growth and yield of citronella oil. The experiment was designed with three factors, a completely randomized design with three replications. The results showed that Sengon Solomon had higher growth than Sengon Kendal. Sengon Solomon F2 had better growth than Sengon Solomon F1 and Kendal locale. Citronella plants grown under the local stands of Sengon Kendal had the best productivity. Lemongrass variety G1 had better growth than the Sitrona 2 Agribun variety in the shaded condition of sengon stands. However, the Sitrona 2 Agribun variety's yield has a higher value than the G1 citronella variety.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

biodiv

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

The Biodiversitas Journal was first published in 2000 by the Department of Biology, FMNS, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, then in 2006 it was co-published by the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity and that department; since 2017 it was also hosted by Smujo. From 2003-2012 it was ...