PRODUKTIVITAS SERASAH POHON MERANTI (Shorea spp.) DI KAWASAN ARBORETUM UNIVERSITAS RIAU PEKANBARU
Abstract: The litter
productivity is the estimated quantity of biomass leaf, twig and plant of
reproduction material (flower) which fall down from tree species in different
type of ecosystem community. Arboretum was covered with many types of trees
among them was the meranti (Shorea spp.) tree as a producer of litter but not
yet known how much productivity resulting litter. This research was conducted
in the arboretum area of Riau University on December 2014 – January 2015. The
purpose of this research was to determine the amount of litter productivity
meranti (Shorea spp.) tree in the arboretum area of Riau University Pekanbaru.
The research result showed that the litter productivity is affected by rainfall
and wind velocity.The greatest litter productivity of meranti (Shorea spp.)
tree occurred in the second week with rainfall 27,6 mm/day and wind velocity
NE/08 m/s. The most litter productivity is on leaves organ (68 %) for the
leaves have a short life cycle, twigs organ (24 %), fruits (5 %) and flowers (3
%). D tree is the tree that has the highest litter productivity for having
large diameters and height tree, while the production of flower and fruit found
in the largest C tree because these tree was in a productive period.
Penulis: Arya Irawan, Rudianda
Sulaeman, Tuti Arlita
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd160156