LAND SUITABILITY FOR FOOD CROPS AND PLANTATIONS IN BANGLI REGENCY PROVINCE BALI-INDONESIA

Research was conducted, the aim of: evaluating the suitability of land for food crops and plantations, and the factors that led to improper plant growth. Soil samples were taken based on a land unit map, one land unit represented by one sample so that there were 49 samples. Field surveys were to determine the characteristics of the sample soil. The results of laboratory analysis and field observations were then used to match the growing requirements of food crops and plantations. Based on the evaluation of land suitability for food crops and plantations, it is known that the land suitability class is very suitable (S1= units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 11, 22, 23, 36, and 37), quite suitable (S2= units 8, 12,13, 24, 25, 26, 38, 39, and 40), suitable marginal (S3= units 9,10,14,15, 27, 28, 29, 41, 42 and 43) and not suitable (N units 16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49), with limitations: slope factors and very high rainfall. Land management that needs to be done is with soil and water conservation technologies: namely increasing plant density, improving terraces, and adding organic matter or providing mulch for crop residues. Key words : Land suitability, food crop, plantations crop.