The transition of plant sengon to Jabon

Sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) is a plant species of wood that can be used for a variety of products and other benefits. Sengon wood suitable for pulp, plywood (plywood). Sengon leaves can be used as animal feed large and small livestock sengon Plants can be grown on the distribution of climatic conditions are very broad, and can grow well almost everywhere. Easy Sengon trees sprout again when cut down, even when burned. Sengon has long been ogled by local farmers. Indonesia native trees from the ground is already known to the public so even in Java. Since the government has to do sengonisasi in order to rehabilitate degraded land, sengon increasingly popular almost every area of ​​Java west to east Java sengon farmer. Starting from 2000 to 2007.

Until at some pest outbreaks of disease affecting the crop sengon, sengon popularity has declined. The plague which was sengon "boktor" shaped like a caterpillar sago (small) and the like beetle (large). Boktor developments very quickly, causing farmers sengon overwhelmed in dealing with these pests. Sengon by boktor looks nice from the outside but the wood cambium has been exhausted / loss. Up to now boktor still can not be prevented and eradicated completely.

Therefore, in order to overcome the increase of farmers income sengon, one forestry professor IPB (Bogor Agricultural University) found a solution in the increase of raw materials ie furniture replacement sengon Jabon (Anthocepalus cadamba).

Plants belonging to Rubiaceae family is growing well at an altitude of 0-1000 meters above sea level, on the type of clay, podzolic brown and moist alluvial commonly found along the river that beraerasi good. Jabon is a species of light (light-demanders) are rapidly growing. At the age of 3 years to reach 9 m in diameter 11 cm. At the age of 5-6 years of the circumference of the trunk can be 40 to 50 cm, diameter growth of between 5-10 cm / year. In the wild, the tree was found Jabon reach a height of 45 m with a diameter of more than 100 cm. Canopy shape like an umbrella with a circular system of ramification. The leaves are not dense. Straight cylindrical trunk and buttress with a very good level of alignment. Branch-free trunk up to 60%, the branch will fall out (self purning), creamy white color of the wood (bright yellow) to brown-reddish pink. The wood is easily drained, easily nailed and glued, low decrease. It is likely utilized by the Furniture Industry, Plywood / wood Plywood, matchstick, shoe pads, boards, crates, paper materials are substitutes sengon class. Tree at age 5 years to harvest. 

Currently jabon be a good timber base material to increase the need for Furniture Industry, etc.

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