Farmers and the forestry industry in Indonesia today also began to develop new types of crop plants Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba).
The plant is used as an alternative to sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) is often the bag worm disease is difficult to overcome.
Planting alternative crops, it is said that these plants can live dii 10-1300 m altitude above sea level, and can live in all layers of the soil.
These plants have their own characteristics so that the leaf drop without trimming, and has the speed to grow. This is very good crop used as plywood, vinir, lightweight construction, paper and wood furniture has a smooth texture similar to pine wood (pine) with a white color yellowish.
The plant is believed to be corrosion resistant tumors and pest caterpillars bag.
In fact, the field trials in Borneo at the age of 3 years to reach 30 cm in diameter and 13 meters high.
From one hectare of crop Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) can be planted around the plant stems 800-1000 Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba), with results between 300-400 cubic meters.
We have greatly increased need for wood, especially of natural wood and newly felled to meet the needs of 55 percent of the forestry industry. And Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) is very feasible because the fast-growing developed with good quality, "he said.
Communities also can be thankful because there is a breakthrough plant replacement sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) is not prone to pests.
Indonesian community at this time also began to develop new types of crop plants is Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba). The plant is used as an alternative to sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) is often the bag worm disease is difficult to overcome, the planting of alternative crops, said that these plants can live dii 10-1300 m altitude above sea level, and can live on all layers of the soil.
