Jurnal Ilmiah Agropolitan, Vol 4 No 2, September 2011: 504-512

Nurdin

Staf Pengajar Program Studi Agroteknologi Universitas Negeri Gorontalo

Abstract

Banana is one of the export commodities important, but most farmers were cultivated as a side commodity only. The objective of the study was to evaluate the land suitability for banana development and its limiting factors. This study was done with four stages, i.e data collection, laboratory analysis, data compilation, and data interpretation. Land suitability using matching approach and tools of geographical information system (GIS) software. Determining od land suitability classes using FAO (1976) framework od land evaluation. The result shown that land suitability for banana was classified as suitable (S) widely od 204,696.99 ha and widely of 13,999.53 ha od not suitable (N). The limiting factors for banana development were erosion jazard, water and oxygen availability, and root condition.

Keywords: Suitability, class, land, banana

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