Local plants’s morphology as a potential water storage: Water conservation in Karangmanggis, Boja, Kendal, Central Java

Abstract

Ulfah M, Rahayu P, Dewi LR. 2015. Local plants’s morphology as a potential water storage: Water conservation in Karangmanggis, Boja, Kendal, Central Java. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 418-422. Water is a natural resource used by living things, including humans. The management of water resources is required to make it useful and sustainable for the long-term. Local knowledge of people in Karangmanggis, Boja, Kendal, Central Java in conserving water resources is interesting to study. The research was used qualitative descriptive study. The study was conducted in August until October 2014. Data collection was used interview, observation, and tracking of primary data. The results showed that the local plants which were potential to store water in Karangmanggis, namely: Erythrina fusca, Metroxylon sagu, Ficus racemosa, Ficus sp., and Artocarpus elastica. The plants have lush tree canopy and able to hold rainwater and prevent soil erosion. These plants have also strong taproot and a lot of branched to bind the soil which prevents erosion and absorb water.