The Agroecology Zoning (AEZ) is a grouping of regions based on similar physical environment where plant diversity is expected to be not significantly different.AEZ is one way to organize land use through regional grouping on the basis of similarity in nature and condition of the region.The purpose of this research was grouping the AEZ to determine the area or mapping the plantations and commodity development in accordance with the carrying capacity of the environment.The development of plant commodities in accordance with AEZ will produce optimal and sustainable farming.This research was conducted in the Gopgopan-AekSikorsikkorsik Sub- Watershed, Toba SamosirRegency.The location of research was determined purposively.The tool used was GPS (Global Positioning System).The material used in this research was a map of the Gopgopan-AekSikorsikkorsik sub-watershed.The research results showed that there were about 34 types of plants cultivated by farmers in the sub-watershed of Gopgopan-AekSikorsikkorsik, which consisted of 6 types of crops (land suitability class, S3nr/eh and S2),16 types of horticultural vegetables and fruits (land suitability class, S3 nr/eh and S2),9 types of timber and plantations (land suitability class, S3 nr/eh and S2), 3 types of spice and medicinal plants (land suitability classes, S3 nr/eh and S2).
Volume 11 | 08-Special Issue
Pages: 2056-2062