Ethnobotanical Study of Fodder Plant Species used by the Batak Parmalim Communities in Toba Samosir, Indonesia

4th International Conference on Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

Amrul, Hanifah M.Z.N.^1^3 ; Pasaribu, Nursahara^1 ; Harahap, R. Hamdani^2 ; Aththorick, Tengku Alief^1

Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^1

Department of Social Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^2

Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia^3

关键词: Daily activity;    In-depth interviews;    Indonesia;    Key informants;    Plant species;    Poaceae;    Research methodologies;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/305/1/012089/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/305/1/012089

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Batak Parmalim used various plant species to fulfill their daily activities. Several plants are also used traditionally as live feeds or fodders. Livestock raised by the Batak Parmalim community includes buffalo, cattle, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks. The purpose of this study was to obtain information of utilized plant species, its locations, and methodology in practicing plant species as fodders. Research methodology used in this study was an in-depth interview by determining key informants. In addition, interviews and questionnaires were distributed to the people who owned livestock farms/ranches. Through interviews and observations in the field, 34 plant species were documented as fodders. The plant may be prepared in fresh or dried fodders. Fodderss were obtained from fields, farms, grazing fields, roadside (cliffs) and cultivated plants. Most farmers used members of Poaceae consisted of 12 species in this study.