Sustainability of masoyi (Cryptocarya Massoy (Oken) Kosterm) for essential oil industry materials

Abstract

Abstract Excessive exploitation without cultivation caused harvest of masoyi (Cryptocarya Massoy (Oken) Kosterm) from forest to be more difficult. Cultivation outside of natural habitat becomes important to ensure sustainable masoyi oil production. This research presents information on the prospects for cultivation and growth rates of masoyi plants outside natural habitats. The research method used a plot design conducted at three locations, namely (1) Haurbentes Research Forest, Bogor Regency, West Java Province; (2) Boalemo Protection Forest Management Unit (PFMU), Gorontalo Province; and (3) community land in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province. The results showed that the soil characteristics in the Haurbentes Research Forest were more suitable for masoyi plant growth. This is because the Haurbentes area has a texture of clay dust, climate classification tipe A. However, the characteristics of growing areas in Boalemo and East Lombok showed that masoyi plants were still able to grow. Thus, masoyi plants have the potential to be cultivated outside their natural habitat.