scholarly journals Pengaruh Jumlah Ruas Stek pada Beberapa Jenis Media Tanam terhadap Pertumbuhan Tanaman Nilam (Pogostemon cablin Benth.) pada Fase Pembibitan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Mailiani Mailiani ◽  
Agus Halim S. ◽  
Agus Halim S. ◽  
Erita Hayati ◽  
Erita Hayati

Abstrak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh jumlah ruas stek, jenis media tanam dan interaksi jumlah ruas stek dan jenis media tanam terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman nilam. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam Banda Aceh dari bulan Juni hingga Agustus 2018. Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola faktorial 3 x 4 dengan 3 ulangan.Faktor yang diamati dalam penelitian ini yaitu jumlah ruas stek dan jenis media tanam. Jumlah ruas stek yang digunakan adalah jumlah stek 4 ruas, 5 ruas dan 6 ruas serta jenis media tanam yang digunakan adalah media tanam kontrol, media tanam campuran biochar sekam padi, media tanam campuran eceng gondok dan media tanam campuran water lettuce. Parameter yang diamati yaitu : pertambahan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, jumlah tunas, panjang tunas dan volume akar. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan jumlah ruas stek berpengaruh nyata terhadap panjang tunas serta berpengaruh sangat nyata pada volume akar. Jumlah ruas stek terbaik terdapat pada  4 jumlah ruas stek. Jenis media tanam berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap pertambahan tinggi tanaman 30 dan 60 HST, jumlah daun 30 dan 60 HST, jumlah tunas 90 HST, panjang tunas 90 HST dan volume akar HST serta berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah daun 90 HST. Jenis media tanam terbaik terdapat pada media tanam campuran biochar sekam padi. Interaksiantara jumlah ruas stek dan jenis media tanam berpengaruh nyata pada pertambahan tinggi tanaman 90 HST serta berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap volume akar 90 HST. Interaksiantara jumlah ruas stek dan jenis media tanam terbaik terdapat pada jumlah ruas stek(4 ruas) dan jenis media tanam campuran (tanah, pupuk kandang dan biochar sekam padi).The effect of Cutting Interonode Numbers and Types of Planting Media on The Growth of Patchouli Plant in Seedling StageAbstrak. This research aims to determine the effect of cutting internode numbers, types of planting media and interaction of cutting internode numbers and types of planting media on the growth of the patchouli plant. This research carried out at the experimental garden of agriculture faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh from Juni to Agustus 2018. The data analysis that used in this research was Randomized Block Design-Factorial 3x4 with 3 replications. The observed factors in this research were cutting internode numbers and types of planting media. The first factor was cutting internode numbers: 4 cutting internode, 5 cutting internode and 6 cutting internode. The second factor was types of planting media: planting media control, mixture planting media of rice husk biochar, mixture planting media of water hyacinth mixture planting media of and water lettuce. The parameters that are observed: plant height increase, leaf numbers, shoot numbers, shoot length, and volume of roots. This result of this research showed that cutting internode numbers were significant on shoot length and very significant in a volume of roots. 4 internode number of cutting showed the best result in the growth of the patchouli plant. Types of planting media were very significant in plant height increase 30 and 60 DAP, leaf numbers 30 and 60 DAP, shoot numbers 90 DAP, shoot length 90 DAP and volume of roots and were significant in leaf numbers 90 DAP. The interaction of cutting internode numbers and types of planting media were significant in plant height increase 90 DAP and very significant in the volume of roots 90 HST. 4 internode numbers of cutting and type of mixture planting media (soil, manure, and rice husk biochar) showed the best result on the growth of patchouli plants.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Rahmat Fitra Yandi Nasution ◽  
Syamsuddin Syamsuddin ◽  
Syafruddin Syafruddin

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh jenis mikoriza, varietas dan interaksi jenis mikoriza dan varietas terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman cabai pada tanah Incepticol. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Iesuum Krueng Raya Aceh Besar, Rumah Kaca dan Laboratorium Fisiologi Tumbuhan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam Banda Aceh dari bulan Mei sampai September 2018. Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola faktorial 3 x 2 dengan 3 ulangan. Faktor yang diamati dalam penelitian ini adalah jenis mikoriza dan varietas. Jenis mikoriza yang digunakan adalah Glomus mosseae, Gigaspora sp dan Campuran serta varietas yang digunakan adalah varietas Lado F1 dan Perintis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan jenis mikoriza berpengaruh nyata pada tinggi tanaman 30 dan 45 HSTdan jumlah cabang produktif. Jenis mikoriza terbaik terdapat pada jenis mikoriza campuran (Glomus mosseae dan Gigaspora sp). Pada varietas berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman 15,30 dan 45 HST, diameter batang 30 dan 40 HST dan jumlah cabang produktif serta berpengaruh nyata pada diameter batang 45 HST. Jenis varietas terbaik terdapat pada varietas Lado. Interaksi antara jenis mikoriza dan jenis varietas berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman 30 HST dan jumlah cabang produktif serta berpengaruh nyata pada diameter batang 30 HST.Interaksi antara jenis mikoriza dan varietas terbaik tedapat pada jenis mikoriza campuran (Glomus mosseae dan Gigaspora sp) dengan varietas Lado F1.The Effect of Mycorrhizal Types on the Growth of Some Chili Varieties in Incepticol Soil Krueng Raya Aceh BesarAbstract. This research aims to determine the effect of type of mycorrhiza, varieties, and interactions of mycorrhiza and varieties types on the growth and yield of chili plants on the Inceptisol land. This research was carried out at the Krueng Raya Iesuum Experimental Garden in Aceh Besar, greenhouse and laboratory of plant physiology, Faculty of Agriculture of Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh from Mei to September 2018. The analysis of data used in this study was Randomized Block Design -Factorial 3x2 with 3 replications. The factors observed in this research were the type of mycorrhiza and varieties. Types of mycorrhiza used are Glomus mosseae, Gigaspora, and the combination. Varieties used are Lado F1 and Perintis. The result of this research showed that types of mycorrhiza take effect significantly on plant height 30 dan 45 DAP and productive branch numbers. The mixed of mycorrhiza gives the best result on growth and yield of chili plant. The varieties of chili plants highly significant take effect on plant height 15, 30 and 45 DAP, stem diameter 30 and 40 HST and productive branch numbers and significantly affect on stem diameter 45 DAP. Lado F1 gives the best result on growth and yield. The interactions of mycorrhiza and varieties type highly significant take effect on plant height 30 HST and productive branch number and significantly take effect on stem diameter 30 HST. The combination of mixed mycorrhiza and Lado F1 treatment gives the best result on growth and yield of chili plants. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-394
Author(s):  
Diva Ariella Herhandini ◽  
Retno Suntari ◽  
Ania Citraresmini

Rice husk biochar and compost application are expected to improve soil chemical properties such as pH, organic carbon, and available P in Ultisol, which in turn improves crop growth and P uptake by plants. The purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of the combination of rice husk biochar and compost on the soil chemical properties (pH, organic carbon, and available P), maize growth, and P uptake by maize in an Ultisol. The research used a Randomized Block Design with six treatments (P0: control; P1: 4 t biochar ha-1; P2: 30 t compost ha-1; P3: 4 t biochar ha-1 and 30 t compost ha-1; P4: 8 t biochar ha-1 and 30 t compost ha-1; P5: 4 t biochar ha-1 and 60 t compost ha-1) and four replications. The result showed that the combination of 8 t rice husk biochar ha-1 and 30 t compost ha-1 showed a significant effect on increasing pH, organic carbon, and available P in an Ultisol, increasing the height of maize crops at 4 and 6 WAP (weeks after planting). However, it had no effect on the number of leaves and showed an effect on the increase in P uptake of maize crop.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 01009
Author(s):  
Wahida Annisa ◽  
Evy Setiawati

Biochar improves soil quality physicochemical. Biochar is a soil amendment created through the burning of biomass, has a potential solution for wide-ranging environmental management problems. Biochar has been shown to have positive outcomes on soil function to sequester carbon to slow the effects of global climate change. The objective of this research was to study the impact of compost biochar in increasing rice yields in tropical swampland. The design used in this study was a randomized block design, including (1) biochom 1 (without harvest waste compost + without biochar rice husk), (2) Biochom 2 (harvest waste compost 5 t/ha), (3) biochom 3 (rice husk biochar 5 t/ha), (4) biochom 4 (a combination of harvest waste compost 2.5 t/ ha + rice husk biochar 2.5 t/ha). The results showed that application of biochom 4 (a combination of harvest waste compost 2.5 t/ha + rice husk biochar 2.5 t/ha) increased of rice yield reached 15.21% compared to biochom 2 treatment (compost harvest waste 5 t/ha) and reached 17.78% with biochom 3 treatment (rice husk biochar 5 t/ha), compost without biochar treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Syarifah Silma Agusti ◽  
Rika Husna ◽  
Erida Nurahmi

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis kompos dan pemangkasan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman okra. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan dan Laboratorium Hortikultura Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam Banda Aceh, dari bulan Mei sampai Agustus 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola faktorial 4x2 dengan 3 ulangan dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Beda Nyata Jujur taraf  5% pada hasil uji F yang signifikan. Faktor pertama adalah dosis kompos dengan 4 taraf yaitu: 0, 75, 150, dan 225 g.polibag-1. Faktor kedua adalah pemangkasan dengan 2 taraf yaitu: pemangkasan dan tanpa pemangkasan. Parameter yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter pangkal batang, jumlah buah per tanaman, panjang buah, total berat buah per tanaman, berat berangkasan basah, dan Indeks panen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, perlakuan dosis kompos berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 45 HST dan berpengaruh nyata pada umur 60 HST. Pertumbuhan tanaman okra terbaik terdapat pada dosis kompos 225 g.polibag-1. Pemangkasan berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 60 HST, parameter pertumbuhan dan hasil terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan pemangkasan. Kombinasi perlakuan terbaik antara dosis kompos dan pemangkasan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman okra terdapat pada dosis kompos 225 g. polibag-1 dengan pemangkasan.The Effect of Compost Dosage and Pruning on Growth and Yield of Okra Plants (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)Abstract. This study aims to determine the effect of compost dosage and pruning on the growth and yield of okra plants. This research was conducted at the Experimental Garden and Horticulture Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam Banda Aceh, from May to August 2018. This study used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) factorial pattern 4x2 with 3 repetation and continued with a 5% Honest Real Difference test on a significant F test result. The first factor was compost dosage with 4 levels, namely: 0, 75, 150, and 225 g.polibag-1. The second factor is pruning with 2 levels, namely: pruning and non- pruning. The parameters observed were plant height, stem base diameter, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, and total fruit weight per plant, wet strength weight, and harvest index. The results showed that the treatment of compost dosage had a very significant effect on plant height of 45 HST and had a significant effect on the age of 60 HST. The best growth of okra plants is in compost dosage 225 g. Polyibag-1. Pruning has a significant effect on plant height at 60 HST, growth parameters and the best result is in pruning treatment. The best combination of treatment between compost dosage and pruning on the growth and yield of the okra plant is in compost dosage 225 g. polybag-1 with pruning.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Darusman Darusman ◽  
Syakur Syakur* ◽  
Zaitun Zaitun ◽  
Yadi Jufri ◽  
Manfarizah Manfarizah

Bamboo chips, palm shells, and rice husks waste are environmental pollutants, but have the potential to be processed by pyrolysis to become biochar. Biochar is organic products rich in carbon, high in micro pores and very suitable for amending degraded (damaged) lands.  Quality of biohar to be used as a soil amendment is highly dependent on is the raw material (feedstocks) to make biochar itself. The research objective was to find out the most suitable type of biochar to be used as a soil amendment for ex-mining land, so that the growth and production of plants can be optimum. The research has been carried out in the experimental station of the Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh from August to December 2019 using soil from ex-excavated coal mines of PT. Mifa in West Aceh, Aceh Province.  The plant parameters studied were morphological parameters of plant roots (length, weight, specific root length and ratio of roots to plant shoot), nutrient uptake of N, P, and K planted on ex-mine excavated soil. The study was designed using a non-factorial randomized block design consisting of two observation treatment factors, namely the type of biochar treatment (bamboo, palm shell, rice husk) and the dose of biochar (0, 10, 20 ton ha-1), and repeated 3 times. The observations that were observed included the components of root morphology and nutrient uptake of N, P and K plants. Biochar characteristics were analyzed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Chemical-physical analyses of soil and plants were based on  the procedure issued by the Soil Research Institute, Bogor. The effect among treatments was carried out by a variance analyses test (ANOVA) and if there was an effect, the honestly difference test (Tuckey-HSD) was continued at the level of 0.05. The results showed that the type of biochar had a significant effect on root morphology and nutrient uptake of N, P and K plants. Application biochar of rice husk with the amount of 20 tons ha-1 showed the best treatment for all the parameters studied, this is because nitrogen content in rice husk biochar contribute to growing corn crop. This study also found that bamboo biochar and palm  shells gave a negative response when the amount of administration was increased to 20 tonnes ha-1 except for rice husk biochar.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Erick Yuhardi ◽  
G Gusnidar ◽  
Syafrimen Yasin

A study that was aimed to examine the effect of rice straw + tithonia pruning compost and rice husk biochar application on N, P and K uptake and rice production of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method, was carried out from November 2019 - February 2020 in Kuranji District, Padang City, West Sumatra. This study used a randomized block design consisting of 6 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments were A = control, B = 100% K (compost), C = 75% K + 25% B (biochar), D = 50% K + 50% B, E = 25% K + 75% B, and F = 100% B. The results showed that there was an increase of N, P and K uptake by rice with the application of 25% compost + 75% biochar. The treatment increased plant height, total tiller number and grain weight by 30 cm, 25.34 stems and 5.47 t ha-1, respectively higher than that in control.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Fathul Rizal ◽  
Bakhtiar Bakhtiar ◽  
Jumini Jumini

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis ampas tahu dan konsentrasi pupuk agrobost serta interaksi antara terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman jagung manis. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan dan Laboratorium Fisiologi Tumbuhan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh pada bulan Januari sampai April 2018. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok pola faktorial 4 x 3 dengan 3 kali ulangan. Faktor pertama adalah dosis ampas tahu dan faktor kedua adalah konsentrasi pupuk Agrobost. Peubah yang diamati yaitu tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, panjang tongkol berkelobot, panjang tongkol tanpa kelobot, berat tongkol berkelobot, berat tongkol tanpa kelobot dan potensi hasil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dosis ampas tahu berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman 45 HST, diameter batang umur 30 HST dan 45 HST, panjang tongkol berkelobot, tanpa kelobot, berat tongkol berkelobot dan tanpa kelobot, potensi hasil berkelobot dan tanpa kelobot, berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman 15 HST dan 30 HST serta diameter batang 15 HST. Perlakuan konsentrasi pupuk Agrobost berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap diameter batang 30 dan 45 HST, panjang tongkol berkelobot, panjang tongkol tanpa kelobot, berat tongkol berkelobot, berat tongkol tanpa kelobot, potensi hasil berkelobot dan potensi hasil tanpa kelobot. Namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi 15 dan 45 HST serta diameter 15 HST. Tidak terdapat interaksi yang  nyata antara dosis ampas tahu dan konsentrasi pupuk Agrobost terhadap semua peubah  pengamatan.  Perlakuan dosis ampas tahu 10, 20 dan 30 ton/ha  memberikan pertumbuhan dan hasil jagung  manis yang sama baiknya, namun dari segi ekonomis 10 ton/ha lebih efektif untuk digunakan. Perlakuan pupuk agrobost yang lebih baik di jumpai pada konsentrasi 15 ml/l air yang memberikan pertumbuhan dan hasil jagung manis dibandingkan dengan kontrol dan 30 ml/l air.Kata kunci : Ampas Tahu, Agrobost, Jagung ManisEfect of Dosage Tofu Dregs and Agrobost Fetilezer to Growth and Yield of Sweet Corn Crops Zea mays saccharat Sturt.Abstrack. This research was conducted to know wheter the effect of dosage tofu dregs and agrobost fertilizer consentration and interaction between both of it to growth and yield of sweet corn crops. This research did at. Experimental Farm and Plant Phaysiology Laboratory of Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, on January to April 2018. The design was used  Randomized Block Design (RBD) 4 x 3 factorial pattern with 3 times repeated. The first factor was dosage of tofu dregs (D) and the second factor was agrobost consentration (T). The observed variables were plant height, stem diameter, length of cob weighted, length of cob without weighted, weight of cob weighted, weight of cob weight without weight and yield potential. The results showed that dosage of tofu dregs very significant effect on plant height of 45 DAP, stem diameter of 30 DAP and 45 DAP, length of cob weighted, length of cob without weighted, weight of cob weighted and weight of cob without weighted, yield potency of cob weighted and yield potency of cob without weighted. The significant effect on  plant height of 15 DAP and 30 DAP and stem diameter of 15 DAP. Agrobost fertilizer concentration was very significant effect on stem diameter of 30 and 45 DAP, length of cob weighted, length of cob without weighted, weight of cob weighted, weight of cob without weighted, yield potency of cob weighted and yield potency without weighted. However, no significant effect on the plant height of  15 and 45 DAP and the diameter of 15 DAP. There were no interaction between dregs of tofu and Agrobost fertilizer concentration on all observation parameters. The treatment of  dregs tofu 10, 20 and 30 tons/ha the same growth and yield of sweet corn, but terms of economical 10 tons/ha is more effective to use. The treatment of agrobost fertilizer  was found better at concentration of 15 ml/l water which gave growth and sweet corn yield compared to the control and 30 ml/l water.Keyword: Dregs of Tofu, agrobost, Sweet Corn 


Buletin Palma ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
BASRI A B ◽  
. CHAIRUNNAS ◽  
ABDUL AZIS

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">ABSTRAK </span></p><p>Bibit kelapa sawit yang baik salah satunya ditentukan oleh media tumbuh. Penggunaan kompos ataupun pupuk kandang sering berhasil memperbaiki produktivitas tanah dan  mensuplai unsur hara ke tanaman. Namun, keuntungan pembenah tanah seperti ini bersifat jangka pendek, terutama di daerah tropis, karena dekomposisi bahan organik yang diberikan berlangsung cepat dan biasanya mengalami mineralisasi menjadi CO2. Karbon hitam (C), yang disebut sebagai biochar dapat mengatasi beberapa keterbatasan suplai bahan organik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan komposisi media tumbuh biochar yang sesuai untuk pertumbuhan bibit kelapa  sawit. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok dengan 10 perlakuan dan tiga ulangan. Perlakuan yang diuji adalah (1) Topsoil 100%, (2) Biochar sekam padi 100%, (3) Topsoil 50% + biochar sekam padi 50%, (4) Topsoil 50% + kompos 50%, (5) Topsoil 66,6% + biochar sekam padi 33,4%, (6) Topsoil 66,6% + kompos 33,4%, (7) Topsoil 33,3% + biochar sekam padi 33,3% + kompos 33,4%, (8) Topsoil 50% + biochar sekam padi 25% + kompos 25%, (9) Topsoil 40% + biochar sekam padi 40% + kompos 20%, (10) Topsoil 25%+ biochar sekam padi 50% + kompos 25%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan bibit kelapa sawit yang terbaik diperoleh pada media tumbuh campuran topsoil 40%+ biochar sekam padi 40% + kompos 20%.</p><p>Kata kunci : Pembibitan kelapa sawit,  biochar sekam padi, media tumbuh.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; letter-spacing: -0.35pt; font-family: 'Arial Bold'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Bold'; mso-font-width: 95%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: IN; mso-fareast-language: IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The Effect of Biochar Medium on Oil Palm Seedling Growth </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">ABSTRACT </span></p><p>Good oil palm seedlings among otyher thing determined by the growing medium. The use of compost or manure often managed to improve productivity, supply nutrient to the palm. But the advantage of using compost or manure to improve soil fertility are share term, especially in the tropic, because decomposition of organic material and usually under go CO2. Black carbon is called biochar can over come some of the limititations of the supply of organic. The research aims to obtain the composition of biochar growth media which suitable for growing of oil palm seedlings. The research was designed by using Randomized Block Design with 10 growth media treatments and 3 replications. The treatments were tested consist of (1) Topsoil 100%, (2) Rice husk biochar 100%, (3) Topsoil 50% + rice husk biochar 50%, (4) Topsoil 50% + compost 50%, (5) Topsoil 66,6% + rice husk biochar 33,4%, (6) Topsoil 66,6% + compost33,4%, (7) Topsoil 33,3% + rice husk biochar 33,3% + compost33,4%, (8) Topsoil 50% + rice husk biochar 25% + compost 25%, (9) Topsoil 40% + rice husk biochar 40% + compost  20%, (10) Topsoil 25% + rice husk biochar 50% + compost 25%. Result indicated that the best growth of oil palm seedlings was obtained on media topsoil 40% + rice husk biochar 40% + compost 20%.</p><p>Keywords: Oil palm nursery, rice husk biochar, growth media.</p>


Author(s):  
Eka Widiawati Wijaya Kusuma ◽  
Azwar Maas ◽  
Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami ◽  
Eni Maftuah

This study aims to assess the effect of rice husk biochar, raised beds, and chicken manure on the CO<sub>2</sub> flux and shallot production on peatland. This study adopted a factorial randomized block design with three factors and three replications. The P1 treatment was recommended by the Swamp Land Agricultural Research Institute by adding chicken manure (5 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>) and rice husk biochar (5 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>) while the P2 treatment was recommended by the Vegetable Research Institute by adding chicken manure (10 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>). The raised beds heights were 20 cm (A) and 30 cm (B). Variance analyses were applied to each observation variable and followed by Duncan's Multiple Range Test at a 5% level. The P1A treatment was the best in improving the shallot production up to 10.88 tons and producing the lowest CO<sub>2</sub> cumulative flux up to 0.158 ton ha<sup>-1</sup> season<sup>-1</sup>.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Junita Barus

The importance to return organic matter to the soil has been widely recognized, especially to agricultural lands  that are low in organic matter and nutrients contents that will decrease the productivity of food crops. This study aimed to study the effect of  biochar (rice husk and corn cob biochar) and straw compost on soil chemical properties and yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. The experiments were done in the laboratory and the field experiment at February–July 2015. The first study was laboratory test using a randomized block design with three replicates. Soil samples were ground and sieved to obtain the less than 4 mm fraction for the incubation experiment. A five kg  soil was mixtured with amandement treatments (A: control; B: Rice husk biochar 10 Mg ha-1 ; C: corn cob 10 Mg ha-1; D: straw compost 10 Mg ha-1; and E. Rice husk biochar 10 Mg ha-1 +  straw compost 10 Mg ha-1 ; F. corn cob biochar 10 Mg ha-1 +  straw compost 10 Mg ha-1) were filled into plastic pots. The treatments were incubated for 1 and 2 months. Soil samples measured were pH, Organic-C, Total-N, P2O5 (Bray-1), K2O (Morgan), Na, Ca, Mg, S, and CEC. The field experiment was conducted at Sukaraja Nuban Village, Batanghari Nuban sub district, East Lampung Regency. The treatments (similar too laboratory experiment) were arranged in a randomized block design with four replicates. Plot size was 10 m × 20 m, and soybean as crop indicators. The parameters observed were plant heigh, number of branches , number of pods per plant , number of seeds per plant, grain weight, and stover. The results of laboratory experiment showed that application of  biochar and compost improve soil fertility due to the increase in soil pH and nutrient availability for plant especially P2O5 and K2O available.  The treatment of  a rice husk biochar and compost mixture was better than single application to improve soil fertility and soybean yield. Apllication mixture husk biochar 10 Mg ha-1and straw compost 10 Mg ha-1 increased grain weight about 41% compost to control.Keywords: Biochar, compost, crop waste, soil chemical properties [How to Cite: Junita B, Dermiyati and H Sudarsono. 2016. Soil Chemical Properties and Soybean Yield Due to Application Biochar and Compost of Plant Waste. J Trop Soils 21: 1-7. Doi: 10.5400/jts.2015.21.1.1] 


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