Land suitability assesment for Coffea arabica on the land overgrowed by Uncaria gambir
Abstract Aornakan I and Kuta Tinggi villages are villages located in Pak-pak Bharat Regency, North Sumatra Province. Currently, the villagers are planting Uncaria gambir and Coffea arabica. This study aimed to evaluate land for cofffe plantations on land overgrown with gambier in Pak-pak Bharat Regency. Sampling was carried out purposively on land overgrown with gambier plants in Aornakan I Village, Pargetteng-getteng Sengkut Sub-district and Kuta Tinggi Village, Salak Sub-district, Pakpak Bharat Regency. The evaluation of land suitability for coffee uses the matching method, namely by analysing laboratory data and data measured in the field with the characteristics of the land for cofffe. The results showed that the land evaluation for Coffea arabica was marginally suitable (S3) with the limiting factor was the root zone media (rc) in terms of soil texture.