FHU 3209 AGROFORESTRY FHU 3209 AGROFORESTRY | Page 32

Next, for the first column of the crop will be planted black pepper (Piper nigrum). The pepper plant is a perennial woody vine growing up to 4 meter. It is a spreading vine, rooting readily where trailing stems touch the ground. Pepper can be grown in soil that is neither too dry nor susceptible to flooding, moist, well-drained and rich in organic matter. This plant need shading and pruning activity will do at 1.6 meter height. The range pH of soil is 4.5-6.0 pH. This plant will be harvest during third to fourth year. In short, the black pepper plant that was harvested is use as a condiment.

In addition, the second column of crop will be planted is cassava (Manihot esculenta). Cassava is the third-largest source of food carbohydrates in the tropics, after rice and maize. The cassava root is long and tapered, with a firm, homogeneous flesh encased in a detachable rind, about 1 mm thick, rough and brown on the outside. Cassava roots are very rich in starch and contain small amounts of calcium (16 mg/100g), phosphorus (27 mg/100g), and vitamin C (20.6 mg/100g). The fertilization process will take place within 2 months old and apply NPK fertilizer. This plant will be harvest during 12 months. In brief, the production of cassava is for food industries.

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