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Success level of mangrove tree planting real in Kepulauan Meranti district, Riau, Indonesia

2018; MedCrave Group; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15406/jamb.2018.07.00211

2378-3184

Kamaruddin Eddiwan,

Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques

The needs of the archipelagic community to the land for the cultivation of prawn, and materials for the needs of building materials and charcoal mangroves resulted in the large number of mangrove trees that have transition allotment, from conservation land in coastal areas to residential areas, harbors, aquaculture, production forest to be used as a means of life others.That is what is experienced by mangrove in District of Kepulauan Meranti, Riau, Indonesia.The specific objective of this research is to measure the success rate of mangrove tree planting and mangrove tree growth rate in Tebing Tinggi island, Meranti Islands District.The research design used is exploratory research with quantitative approach.The Mangroves Reforestation Program conducted by the Government of District of Kepulauan Meranti together with the community on 28 October 2015 ago.Type of mangrove planted is Rhizophora mucronata.Determination of samples of mangrove trees was taken from several land areas by the survey plots in 10 locations in Tebing Tinggi island, Meranti Islands.Each plot is 3x3 m.Data collected in this research are primary data that is the number of live trees, tree height, number of leaves, leaf length, and leaf width.Collection data using survey method.Primary data obtained from field surveys are presented in the form of frequency tables and descriptions.Furthermore, the data is processed and analyzed descriptively.The results show that the success rate of mangrove trees planting reached 72%.This indicates that Rhizophora mucronata is an easy-living mangrove species in a wide range of habitats.Overall, the growth rate of mangrove trees shows good results, in terms of tree height, leaf number, leaf length, and leaf width.