TY - GEN
T1 - A GIS-based model for a land suitability analysis of Amomum compactum Soland ex Maton (cardamom) in West Sumatra
AU - Harist, Muhammad Chaidir
AU - Shidiq, Iqbal Putut Ash
AU - Fitriani, Annisa Hana
AU - Santoso, Annisa Daniswara
PY - 2018/10/17
Y1 - 2018/10/17
N2 - The west Sumatra Province has a large agricultural area planted with various types of crops. One of them is horticulture farming, producing various types of medicinal plants and spices such as Amomum Compactum Soland ex Maton or Cardamom. It is a non-timber forest product in the form of a spice that potentially developed due to the intercropping of plants in the forest. According to West Sumatra statistical data, in 2015 11,500 kg of cardamom was produced each month, lower than most other crops. The market demand for cardamom is relatively high reaching approximately 10 tons/month/city, whereas production is only around 3-5 tons/month/city. Therefore, appropriate planning and management is very important to optimize the cultivation and to increase productivity. Planning and management through a land suitability analysis will help to describe potential areas for cardamom planting. The output map provides baseline information for suitable planting areas and can be included in the decision-making process. This analysis was developed using a geographic information system (GIS), a processing tool capable of collecting, creating, storing, and managing various types of spatial data. In this study, the land suitability analysis was based on three variables, which included rainfall, soil type, and elevation. A matrix table was then created from those variables and compared with the plant's growth requirements. A map of cardamom potential planting areas was subsequently generated from this table. The results showed that 53% of West Sumatra is suitable for cardamom production. The other 35% and 12% are for less suitable and not suitable, respectively.
AB - The west Sumatra Province has a large agricultural area planted with various types of crops. One of them is horticulture farming, producing various types of medicinal plants and spices such as Amomum Compactum Soland ex Maton or Cardamom. It is a non-timber forest product in the form of a spice that potentially developed due to the intercropping of plants in the forest. According to West Sumatra statistical data, in 2015 11,500 kg of cardamom was produced each month, lower than most other crops. The market demand for cardamom is relatively high reaching approximately 10 tons/month/city, whereas production is only around 3-5 tons/month/city. Therefore, appropriate planning and management is very important to optimize the cultivation and to increase productivity. Planning and management through a land suitability analysis will help to describe potential areas for cardamom planting. The output map provides baseline information for suitable planting areas and can be included in the decision-making process. This analysis was developed using a geographic information system (GIS), a processing tool capable of collecting, creating, storing, and managing various types of spatial data. In this study, the land suitability analysis was based on three variables, which included rainfall, soil type, and elevation. A matrix table was then created from those variables and compared with the plant's growth requirements. A map of cardamom potential planting areas was subsequently generated from this table. The results showed that 53% of West Sumatra is suitable for cardamom production. The other 35% and 12% are for less suitable and not suitable, respectively.
KW - Crops
KW - management
KW - medicinal plants
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056171889&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.5062733
DO - 10.1063/1.5062733
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056171889
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - 8th Annual Basic Science International Conference
A2 - Karim, Corina
A2 - Azrianingsih, Rodliyati
A2 - Pamungkas, Mauludi Ariesto
A2 - Jatmiko, Yoga Dwi
A2 - Safitri, Anna
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - 8th Annual Basic Science International Conference: Coverage of Basic Sciences toward the World's Sustainability Challanges, BaSIC 2018
Y2 - 6 March 2018 through 7 March 2018
ER -