Cultivation of Pericopsis mooniana Thw Case Study: KHDTK Malili, Luwu Timur Regency

One of the local spesies of Sulawesi included in the IUCN redlist is kayu kuku (english: nedun wood) (Pericopsis mooniana Thw.). The status for this species is vulnerable of species in wildlife. This status will increase as the natural habitat of P. mooniana is threatened in the Lamedae Nature Reserve, Southeast Sulawesi. This activity aims to develop P. mooniana species by building a demonstration plot. location of activities in KHDTK Malili, Luwu Timur regency, South Sulawesi, which was held in 2017. The trial used a completely randomized design with singling and weeding treatments. The parameters observed were the height and diameter of the stem. The growth performance of the height and diameter of P. mooniana plants at the age of 24 months (2 years) showed a different response. The best increase in height was singling treatment with a mean height of 49.06 cm, while the best but not significant increase in diameter was control and weeding with a mean diameter of 4.42 and 3.64 mm. In general, P. mooniana can be developed exsitu and show potensial growth using several silvicultural treatments.

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