Focus and Scope
NusaPlant (Journal of Nusantara Plantation Science) focuses on the development of science, technology, and innovation in plantation science, with particular emphasis on plantation crop cultivation, production and plantation management, postharvest technologies, processing, as well as plantation economics and agribusiness.
NusaPlant welcomes research articles and scholarly studies that contribute to improving the productivity, quality, efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability of the plantation sector through the application of science, technology, and innovation.
The journal also gives special attention to research on tropical plantation commodities, the utilization of Nusantara's biological resources, innovations in cultivation and postharvest technologies, and sustainable plantation management. Studies supporting food security, economic resilience, regional development, border areas, and nationally strategic regions are also within the journal's focus.
Scope
NusaPlant covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Plantation crop cultivation techniques and technologies.
- Plantation technology and innovation.
- Land resources, soil fertility, and soil and water conservation.
- Seedling production and seed technology for plantation crops.
- Pests, diseases, weeds, and plantation crop protection.
- Agronomy and physiology of plantation crops.
- Plant breeding and biotechnology for plantation crops.
- Plantation agribusiness and economics.
- Production management and plantation farming systems.
- Postharvest and product technologies for plantation crops.
- Plantation product processing and agroindustry.
- Management and utilization of plantation waste and by-products.
- Agricultural mechanization, precision agriculture, and plantation digitalization.
- Bioenergy and circular economy based on plantation resources.
- Sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and plantation resource management.
- Policy, development, and innovation in the plantation sector.