Evaluation of non forest area land characteristic for citrus plant (Citrus sp)

Abstract

An approach to assess the potential of land resources is an evaluation of the land. The results of the land evaluation will provide information and direction of land use needed, and finally the expected production value was known. The improvement efforts aimed at increasing productivity, for the suitability of actual land to be suitability of potential commodity land in the District of Pakpak Bharat so needs to be supported by information regarding land suitability. Data collection for the results of land evaluation is used by a survey method, analysis with comparing and matching for citrus plants (Citrus sp.). The land units are based on a land map, slope map, height map, land cover map, consisting of 6 land units and 18 points. The result showed that the citrus plant is quite appropriate (S2) covering an area of 1,984.60 ha and not appropriate (N) as 1,318.82 ha.