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Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah

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CONCLUSIONS<br />

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Wahyunto et al.<br />

Land evaluation is essentially the matching between requirements for<br />

specific use, and the properties of the land. The result of land<br />

evaluation is a suitability assessment for specific agricultural landuse,<br />

which includes information on limiting factors as source input for<br />

improving management to get optimal production.<br />

In each of Physiographic Mapping Unit at scale 1:25,000 one or<br />

more limiting factors of the land may exist for agricultural<br />

development. It depends on the land and soil characteristics,<br />

environment, intensity and its effect to soil management. Some of<br />

those limiting factors such as drainage, tidal and flood inundation,<br />

depth of peat layer, slope steepness are relatively difficult to improve<br />

within a short period. Nutrient content availability (fertility) level is<br />

relatively easy to be improved by applying fertilizer and organic<br />

matter.<br />

The coastal zone and flat alluvial plain regions in Aceh Barat have<br />

sub-soils of generally sandy material with shallow ground water<br />

tables. The depth of sandy material is approximately 40 cm. Soil<br />

salinity does not seem to be the problem because it has been leached<br />

by the relatively high rainfall. However the reconstruction of the<br />

drainage system should be prioritized to avoid inundating agricultural<br />

land in the rainy season.<br />

Estimated potential suitable for high economic value for tree crops in<br />

the marine ecosystem are: (i) area close to the coastal line potential<br />

suitable crops are coconut, and cemara laut. (ii) in the ancient sandy<br />

beach suitable for banana, rambutan, mango and rubber. Limiting<br />

factors such as: rooting condition (sandy material of sub-soil), poor<br />

drainage and water inundation. (iii) in the swalle is potential for paddy<br />

field. Estimated potential suitable tree crops in the alluvial ecosystem<br />

are: coconut, cacao, banana, mango, sukun, cacao. In the valley<br />

floor and backswamp is suitable for paddy field and other food crops.<br />

The limiting factor is poorly drainage. In the region of peat soil<br />

ecosystem estimated potential suitable tree crops are: (1) shallow<br />

peat/ peat depth 3 meter is recommended for conservation due to unstable<br />

ecosystem. The limiting factor is poorly drainage. In the region of<br />

undulating to rolling tectonic plain estimated potential suitable tree<br />

crops are: rubber, oil palm, rambutan. The limiting factors are: erosion<br />

hazard, and low fertility.<br />

Acknowledgements: This research was conducted in collaboration<br />

with the World Agro-forestry Centre (ICRAF) and funded by Eco II B<br />

Program of the European Union, is gratefully acknowledged. The<br />

research results reported here is part of that study. Sincerely thanks<br />

are extended to Agriculture office, Plantation and Forestry office of<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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