Potensi Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr.) dan Pengembangannya di Desa Cambai, Cambai Selatan dan Air Mesu, Kabupaten Bangka Tengah
Abstract
Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr.) merupakan salah satu spesies tumbuhan dari
famili Arecaceae yang memiliki potensi nilai ekonomi dan ekologi yang tinggi.
Penelitian bertujuan menduga potensi tegakan aren, menduga potensi produksi
nira aren dan merencanakan pengembangan tegakan aren di Desa Cambai,
Cambai Selatan dan Air Mesu. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode analisis
vegetasi. Pohon aren yang siap berproduksi memiliki kerapatan jarang, sedangkan
aren yang belum siap berproduksi memiliki kerapatan padat. Kategori kelestarian
di ketiga lokasi penelitian cukup lestari (fair) dengan pola sebaran mengelompok.
Nilai pendugaan potensi tegakan di Desa Cambai, Cambai Selatan dan Air Mesu
secara berturut-turut 50 (ind/desa), 279 (ind/desa) dan 25 (ind/desa). Produksi nira
aren tertinggi yaitu terdapat pada Desa Cambai Selatan sebesar 2.759,31
liter/desa/hari. Desa Air Mesu dan Desa Cambai Selatan merupakan desa prioritas
pengembangan aren karena memiliki luas habitat potensial yang tinggi. Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr.) is one of the plant species from the Arecaceae
family that has high potential economic and ecological value. The research aims
to estimate the potential of aren palm stands, estimate the potential production of
aren palm sap and plan the development of aren palm stands in Cambai, South
Cambai and Air Mesu villages. The research was conducted using vegetation
analysis method. Palm trees that are ready to produce have a sparse density, while
palm trees that are not ready to produce have a dense density. The sustainability
category in the three research locations is quite sustainable (fair) with a cluster
distribution pattern. The estimated potential value of stands in Cambai, South
Cambai and Air Mesu villages are 50 (ind/village), 279 (ind/village) and 25
(ind/village) respectively. The highest production of palm sap was found in South
Cambai Village at 2,759.31 liters/village/day. Air Mesu Village and South
Cambai Village are priority villages for palm oil development because they have a
high potential habitat area.