Kayu bawang (Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume) adalah tanaman penghasil kayu yang paling dominan digunakan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan kayu pertukangan dan furnitur di Bengkulu. Umumnya di Bengkulu, kayu bawang telah ditanam dengan sistem polikultur dengan tanaman pertanian. Namun, evaluasi pertumbuhan awal dari kayu bawang dengan sistem polikultur kelapa dan polikultur kelapa sawit belum pernah dilakukan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah  mendapatkan persentase hidup dari tanaman kayu bawang dan perbandingan pertumbuhan awal antara bibit kayu bawang umur 4 dan 6 bulan dengan sistem polikultur kelapa dan polikultur kelapa sawit. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Desa Riak Siabun I, Kabupaten Seluma, Provinsi Bengkulu. Persentase hidup dan persentase tanaman normal dari tanaman kayu bawang disajikan secara deskriptif. Data pertumbuhan awal diameter dan tinggi tanaman kayu bawang pada ke dua sistem polikultur menggunakan analisis uji-t. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tanaman kayu bawang yang ditanam dari bibit umur 4 dan 6 bulan dengan sistem polikultur kelapa memiliki presentase hidup dan persentase tanaman normal yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan sistem polikultur kelapa sawit. Persentase hidup dan jumlah tanaman normal dari bibit kayu bawang umur 6 bulan lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan bibit dari umur 4 bulan pada kedua sistem polikultur. Terdapat perbedaan pertumbuhan awal diameter dan tinggi kayu bawang pada satu tahun setelah tanam antara sistem polikultur kelapa dan polikultur kelapa sawit. Pertumbuhan awal diameter dan tinggi kayu bawang dengan sistem polikultur kelapa lebih baik daripada polikultur kelapa sawit.Kata kunci: pertumbuhan; kayu bawang; sistem polikultur; kelapa; kelapa sawitKayu bawang (Dysoxylum mollssimum Blume) is the most commonly used for construction wood and furniture in Bengkulu. In Bengkulu Kayu bawang is frequently planted in a polyculture system with other agricultural crops. The evaluation of kayu bawang early growth planted in polyculture system with coconut and oil palm has never been done so far. The objectives of this study were to investigate the survival rate and growth of 4 and 6 month old seedlings of kayu bawang in polyculture system with coconut and with oil palm. The study was conducted at Riak Siabun I village in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province. The survival rate of kayu bawang from both polyculture systems was presented and analysed. Diameter and height of seedlings were analysed and compared using t-test. The result showed that 4 and 6 month old seedlings of kayu bawang in polyculture with coconut had higher survival rate and were healthier than those in polyculture with oil palm. Six month-old seedlings of kayu bawang had higher survival rate and were healthier than the 4 month old seedlings. In conclusion, after one year of planting, kayu bawang planted in polyculture system with coconut had better growth than that in polyculture system with oil palm.

Rejang Lebong district is one of the palm sugar producers in Bengkulu Province. The sugar palm (Arenga piñata) household Industry has been establishing for a long time ago. The household industry plays an important role in society's welfare. The aim of the study was to identify the farmer characteristic and calculated the contribution of Arenga piñata household industry to the income of farmers. The study area was at Sindang Jaya Village, Rejang Lebong District because it belongs to villages with high producers of sugar palm. The study had been conducted from March up to May 2016. The methodology was observation and survey with the number of respondents 26 farmers. Collected data were analyzed using simple statistics. The largest percentage of farmers' age ranged from 43-56 years, namely 50.00%, with an average age of the farmers being 48 years. It showed that most sugar palm farmers belonged to the productive age. The largest farmer education level is at the level of education for 6 years, amounting to 46.15%; so it was one of the reasons why the sugar palm farmer has difficulty receiving applied technology dealing with the processing of sugar palm and sugar palm plantation. The total income of sugar palm farmers was about Rp 1,418,621 -Rp 15,312,790 per month, with an average of Rp. 2,933,319.60 per month. The contribution of sugar palm households to the income of sugar palm farmers reached about 58,95 %.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui respon semai bambang lanang terhadap pemberian asap cair Variabel yang diamati adalah tinggi, diameter, luas daun panjang akar, berat berangkasan basah, berat berangkasan kering dan indeks mutu semai. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji t dua variabel yaitu : perlakuan dan kontrol, konsentrasi dan kontrol dan antara konsentrasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh penggunaan asap cair tidak berbeda nyata terhadap pertumbuhan bibit bambang lanang, namun memberikan rata-rata yang lebih besar dari pada kontrol  . Antara konsentrasi asap cair terdapat perbedaan nyata terhadap tinggi, jumlah daun, panjang akar, berat basah total dan berat kering total. Penggunaan asap cair 2% adalah yang paling optimal untuk meningkatkan rata-rata beberapa variabel pertumbuhan bibit bambang lanang dubandingkan dengan konsentrasi 1%, 3% dan 4%. Kata Kunci : asap cair, semai Bambang Lanang

Kayu Bawang (Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume) has long been used for carpentry and furniture. However, the cultivation of this plant has not been done well. The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of Kayu bawang growth to sapling stage in open and shaded conditions. Planting Kayu bawang as object of the research has been executed since March 24, 2016 on open and shaded condition. The observed variables included diameter, height and leaf chlorophyll of the plant. The measurements were made up to 2-year-old plants.  The effectiveness of Kayu bawang growth in open and shaded conditions was tested using the t-test. The results showed that the diameter of Kayu bawang in open condition was 8.91±1.87 cm and in shaded conditions was 5.42±1.67 cm. The height of Kayu bawang in open conditions was 433±70 cm and in shaded condition was 283±100 cm. The chlorophyll of Kayu bawang in open condition was 57.6±5.3 and in shaded condition was 53.8±4.0. Statistical analysis for the three variables showed that the growth of Kayu bawang at the sapling stage in open conditions was more effective than in shaded conditions.