Manajemen Pemangkasan Pelepah Kelapa Sawit di Kebun Cikasungka Distrik Jawa Barat Banten KSO PTPN III

Abstract

Kelapa sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) merupakan komoditas perkebunan penyumbang devisa terbesar bagi negara dibandingkan komoditas perkebunan lain seperti karet dan teh. Pemeliharaan pada kelapa sawit perlu diperhatikan untuk menjaga produktivitas tanaman, salah satunya pemangkasan pelepah. Kegiatan magang dilaksanakan di Kebun Cikasungka Distrik Jawa Barat Banten KSO PTPN III. Kegiatan magang bertujuan meningkatkan pemahaman keterampilan teknis dan manajemen tanaman kelapa sawit, serta mempelajari dan menganalisis kegiatan manajemen pemangkasan pelepah tanaman kelapa sawit di perkebunan. Pengamatan dilakukan pada beberapa aspek mengenai pemangkasan pelepah. Sistem pemangkasan yang diterapkan adalah sistem pemangkasan progresif, yang di Afdeling 1 masih belum terlaksana dengan maksimal. Teknik pemangkasan pelepah yang dilakukan adalah songgo 1 dengan rata-rata di 86,8%.Jumlah pelepah dipertahankan yang sesuai, yaitu 40-48 pelepah memiliki rata-rata 52,17%, di blok A1 mencapai 59,2%, A4 62,1%, dan A12 35,2%. Jumlah bunga dan produktivitas tanaman kelapa sawit berkaitan erat dengan jumlah pelepah yang dipertahankan, semakin sesuai jumlah pelepah dengan peraturan, semakin baik hasil yang didapat.

Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a plantation commodity that has the largest foreign exchange earner for the country compared to other plantation commodities. Maintenance of oil palm needs to be considered to maintain plant productivity, one of which is pruning. The internship activity was carried out at Cikasungka Gardens West Java District Banten KSO PTPN III. The internship aims to improve the understanding of technical skills and management of oil palm plants, as well as to study and analyze oil palm frond pruning management activities in plantations. Observations were made on several aspects about pruning. Pruning system implemented is pruning progressive system, which in Afdeling 1 has not been implemented optimally. The pruning technique used is songgo 1 with average at 86.8%. The number of fronds that maintained, namely 40-48, in block A1 reached 59.2%, A4 62.1%, and A12 35.2%. The number of flowers and productivity of oil palm plants is closely related to the number of fronds that are maintained, the more in accordance with the number of fronds with regulations, the better the results obtained.