KAJIAN BEBERAPA ASPEK EKOLOGI CENDANA (Santalum album Linn.) PADA LAHAN MASYARAKAT DI PULAU TIMOR

Abstract

Sandalwood (cendana, Santalum album Linn.) is an endemic species of East Nusa Tenggara Province, which not only has economic value, but also as a symbol that the united of people or community and culture wisdom in East Nusa Tenggara Province. Sandalwood management had been strated many years ago; it has experienced ups and downs due to various factors, such as unsupported regional regulation on the efforts of developing sandalwood plantation. This research aimed to study sandalwood habitat and its population distribution in private land. Data were analysed with descriptive quantitative analysis. Sampling plots were placed purposively to determine important value index (IVI) and competition index (CI). Data were collected through interview with the stakeholders, direct survey, and desk study of secondary data. The result showed that sapling and seedling stages dominated the structure of sandalwood plantation in Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS), Timor Tengah Utara (TTU), and Belu Regencies. Then followed by poles and trees. IVI was high on every growth level of sandalwood in the three regencies, but CI was low with 0.18 for TTS, 0.07 for TTU, and 0.10 for Belu Regency.

Autecology and morphological properties of sandalwood (Santalum album) in Pidie District, Aceh, Indonesia

“…Therefore, the level of organic matter content was low, cation inside the soil was able to be detained by soil colloid thus it can store the required nutrient. It is in accordance with the statement of Surata (2006) and Kurniawan et al (2013) that sandalwood in Province of NTT grows in shallow rocky soil, has neutral-alkaline (pH), moderate N level, a moderate to high level of P (P 2 O 5 ) with soil type of latosol (or ultisol according to USDA) and has a loam texture. Soil chemical properties in research site were relatively similar to the result of soil analysis in five villages in Timor Tengah Selatan District: Kuanfatu, Anin, Haunobenak, Oelbubuk and Eonbesi, particularly the soil texture which is dominated by loam and clay, neutral pH, low N-Total and moderate CEC (ITTO 2011).…”

“…Data and information related to the specific ecology of sandalwood in its natural habitat or known as autecology of sandalwood become very important to conserve and cultivate the species (Donovan and Puri 2004). The relationship between sandalwood and ecological factors together will affect its physiology of growth and heredity (Kurniawan et al 2013). The autecology study of sandalwood in Indonesia was only conducted in Province of NTT by Riswan (2001) and Kurniawan et al (2013).…”

“…The relationship between sandalwood and ecological factors together will affect its physiology of growth and heredity (Kurniawan et al 2013). The autecology study of sandalwood in Indonesia was only conducted in Province of NTT by Riswan (2001) and Kurniawan et al (2013). Therefore, this study was intended to analyze sandalwood autecology in Province of Aceh, Indonesia.…”

Local Wisdom of West Timorese Farmers in Land Management

“…Regarding the presence of C-organic, it can be described that it almost varies between locations. In [22], the soils overgrown with Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) in the North Central Timor district contained 1.18% (low) and 4.39% (high) organic C-organic. Meanwhile, as reported by [23], from each type of Vertisol and Alfisol soil in the Kupang district, the C-organic values were 1.26 and 1.05% (low), respectively, including rice land in the Malaka district [24].…”

Keragaman genetik cendana (Santalum album) dan tindakan reintroduksi ke Nusa Tenggara Timur

“…Penurunan tersebut cukup signifikan dan jika dipersentase mencapai 70% dari tahun 1990 hingga 1998. Selanjutnya inventarisasi potensi cendana di lahan masyarakat yang dilakukan pada tahun 2011 di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, Timor Tengah Utara, dan Belu oleh Balai Penelitian Kehutanan Kupang menunjukkan jumlah pohon induk cendana yang tersisa berturut-turut sebanyak 7, 1, dan 2 pohon/desa pada masing-masing kabupaten tersebut (Kurniawan et al 2013). Jumlah tersebut jika dikalikan dengan jumlah desa pada masing-masing kabupaten maka jumlah pohon induk yang tersisa di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, Timor Tengah Utara, dan Belu berturutturut sebanyak 1.680, 175 dan 416 pohon.…”