Detecting the association between Salagundi (Roudholia teysmanii) and other vegetation at Salib Kasih tourism areas

Abstract

Salagundi (Roudholia teysmanii) is a lesser-known species with great potentially. It was discovered at Salib Kasih Tourism Areas, Simorangkir Julu Village, North Tapanuli. At first, it was planted by the community around Tourism Areas because of its wood quality. Recently, the area was dominated by Pine, and thus Salagundi was not the main vegetation anymore. Salagundi will sustain if people understanding the use of space for each species. The purpose of this research was to detect the association between Salagundi and other vegetation. The analysis data of this research was vegetation analysis with line plot sampling. Contingency 2 x 2 was used as a method to detect the association between species. The result showed that there was a positive association between (1) Salagundi and Haudolok (Syzigium racemosum) at sapling and tree levels and (2) Salagundi and Pine (Pinus merkusii) at sapling and pole levels.