HEALTH ASSESMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF Acacia mangium IN MAP 23B, RPH MARIBAYA, BKPH PARUNG PANJANG, KPH BOGOR, WEST JAVA

• Main Author: Kumala, Olivitari
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/42022
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Acacia mangium is one of the trees planted in KPH Bogor. The A. mangium plant managed by the KPH Bogor uses a monoculture cropping pattern so that it is very susceptible to pests and diseases that can cause plant growth to be hampered, the quality of wood declining and even death of plants. Therefore, efforts need to be made to monitor and control the health of stands around KPH Bogor in order to grow healthy and increase the productivity of A. mangium wood. The purpose of this study was to analyse the health level of A. mangium trees in KPH Bogor. The method used is Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) (USDA-FS, 1997) conducted on 85 sample trees in 7 plots 23B RPH Maribaya BKPH Parung Panjang KPH Bogor in Simple Random Sampling. The results showed that the health level of A. mangium trees in plots 23B RPH Maribaya BKPH Parung Panjang KPH Bogor was 65% of the trees classified as healthy, 19% had minor damage, and 16% were dead. Where as the feasibility level of 22,35% is categorized as feasible, 49,41% is categorized as eligible and the remaining 28,24% is categorized as inappropriate. Based on the results of the assessment of the health quality of A. mangium trees in the 23B plot RPH Maribaya BKPH Parung Panjang KPH Bogor, it is better to immediately do logging to avoid the spread of pests and diseases in other plants. As for plants that are damaged or conditionally feasible, maintenance measures are carried out in accordance with the type of damage to maintain the quality of the wood when it is to be harvested.