Root Morphological Analysis of 10 Forest Tree Species in an Effort to Design a Rooter System in the Bukit Barisan Forest

Budi Utomo, Hisar Manalu, Afifuddin Dalimunthe

2019

Abstract

Forests have gave us an education in building a good ecosystem balance. This balance causes flooding during the rainy season. This is contrary to conditions in urban areas which often experience flooding during the rainy season. Therefore, the behavior of forest vegetation in treating nature needs to be studied further, especially tree roots. Roots in trees are a very important foundation for tree growth and development. Not only does it provide mechanical reinforcement to maintain the straight-up structure of a tree, but it is also essential for the absorption of water and minerals. In its growth the roots are the most important part of the tree to be able to maintain its life. Roots have the task of strengthening the establishment of plants, absorbing water and nutrients dissolved in it from the soil, and sometimes as a place to store food. This research can provide information about the root behavior of several forest tree species and the optimization of land use. There were ten types of trees studied, namely Pinus (P. merkusii), Eucalyptus (E. grandis), Jackfruit (A. heterophyllus), Jengkol (A. pauciflorum), Rambutan (N. lappaceum), Cinnamon (C. burmannii), Petai (P. speciosa) and Meme (A. angustiloba). Parameters observed were root behavior, root shape and root size. The results showed that the root behavior of each tree was different with varying lengths and angles ranging from 10-65o, lateral root lengths ranging from 300-570 cm with root diameters of mature trees 10-28.8 cm, taproot depth as deep as 1.5-2 m.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Utomo B., Manalu H. and Dalimunthe A. (2019). Root Morphological Analysis of 10 Forest Tree Species in an Effort to Design a Rooter System in the Bukit Barisan Forest. In Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath, ISBN 978-989-758-556-2, pages 117-124. DOI: 10.5220/0010137300002775

in Bibtex Style

@conference{imc-scimath19,
author={Budi Utomo and Hisar Manalu and Afifuddin Dalimunthe},
title={Root Morphological Analysis of 10 Forest Tree Species in an Effort to Design a Rooter System in the Bukit Barisan Forest},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,},
year={2019},
pages={117-124},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010137300002775},
isbn={978-989-758-556-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,
TI - Root Morphological Analysis of 10 Forest Tree Species in an Effort to Design a Rooter System in the Bukit Barisan Forest
SN - 978-989-758-556-2
AU - Utomo B.
AU - Manalu H.
AU - Dalimunthe A.
PY - 2019
SP - 117
EP - 124
DO - 10.5220/0010137300002775