EVALUATION OF LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY OF RUBBER PLANTATION USING WaNuLCAS MODEL
Abstract: This research aimed
to determine the best land and water management by arrangement of plant
spacing, irrigation, and drainage of rubber plantation in order to improve
rubber plantation productivity. This research was done using The WaNuLCAS
(Water, Nutrient and Light Capture in Agroforestry System) model to determine
the best land and water management under several scenario combinations of two
factors. The first factor was rubber plant spacing arrangement system, which consisted
of three levels, i.e. single row (3 x 7 m), single row (3 x 6 m) and double row
(2 x 6 x 14 m). The second factor was water management treatment, which
consisted of four levels, i.e. without irrigation and drainage, irrigation in
dry season, drainage in wet season, and irrigation and drainage in dry and wet
season respectively. The results showed that drainage treatment could enhance
rubber plantation productivity. Moreover, rubber plantations which were using
single row (3 x 7 m), single row (3 x 6 m) and double row (2 x 6 x 14 m) had no
significant difference on latex production per hectare.
Author: Andi Nur Cahyo, Mukand
Singh Babel, Avishek Datta, Krishna Chandra Prasad, Roberto Clemente
Journal Code: jppertaniangg160024
