Bambang Hendro Sunarminto
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

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Use of Ameliorants to Increase Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Peat Soils of West Kalimantan Suswati, Denah; Sunarminto, Bambang Hendro; Shiddieq, Dja’far; Indradewa, Didik
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL SOILS Vol. 19 No. 1: January 2014
Publisher : UNIVERSITY OF LAMPUNG

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5400/jts.2014.v19i1.35-41

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Peatland in Indonesia has a potential for maize cultivation, but it has constraints that low of soil pH and of nutrient availability. Use of ameliorants from coastal sediment and salted fish waste was an alternative to improve peatlands productivity and maize yields. Objective of the study was to examine effects of coastal sediment and salted fish waste on growth and yield of maize at three kinds of soil of peatlands of Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan. This research was conducted  in  field  using  Inter-area analysis  design.  The  first  factor  was  combination  of  each ameliorants  which consisted of 5 levels, namely: 1) treatment under farmer custom at the sites (control); 2) coastal sediment of 20 Mg ha-1 + 0.75 Mg of salted fish waste ha-1; 3) coastal sediment of 40 Mg ha-1 + 1.5 Mg of salted fish waste ha-1, 4) coastal sediment of 60 Mg ha-1 + 2.25 Mg of salted fish waste  ha-1. The second factor was soil types which consisted of three levels, namely: Typic Haplohemists, Typic Sulfisaprists and Typic Haplosaprists. Each treatment was repeated 5 times. The results showed that combination of 40 Mg ha-1 of coastal sediment and 1.5 Mg ha-1 of salted fish waste was the best combination for all soil type. It increased plant height (33% - 44%), shoot dry weight (74% - 75%), number of seeds per cob (31% -110%), weight of 100 seeds (58% -71%) and dry grain weight per plant (136 % -160 %) at each soil. The highest yield was found in soil of Typic Haplosaprists (219.54 g), followed by Typic Sulfisaprists (210.72 g) and Typic Haplohemists (208.82 g).Keywords: Coastal sediment, maize, peat soils, salted fish waste [How to Cite: Denah S, BH Sunarminto, D Shiddieq and D Indradewa. 2014. Use of Ameliorants to Increase Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Peat Soils of West Kalimantan. J Trop Soils 19: 35-41. Doi: 10.5400/jts.2014.19.1.35]    
Characteristics of Soil Derived from Ultramafic Rocks for Extensification of Oil Palm in Langgikima, North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi Tufaila, M.; Sunarminto, Bambang Hendro; Shiddieq, Djafar; Syukur, Abdul
AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science Vol 33, No 1 (2011)
Publisher : Faculty of Agriculture University of Brawijaya in collaboration with PERAGI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17503/agrivita.v33i1.48

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Oil palm plantation in Langgikima was mostly grown in soils derived from ultramfic rocks which contain low productivity. Therefore, a study was required to determine the charac-teristics of soils evolved from ultramafic rocks evaluated from the aspects of soil formation and classification as well as land suitability for oil palm extensification. Soil observation in field had been carried out in locations of oil palm plantation with slope gradient < 15%, with ultramafic bedrocks (harzburgite, serpentinite, and olivine websterite). Soils from ultramafic rocks were characterized by almost acid to neutral soil reaction, poor nutrient content available (N, P, and K) and exchangeable base cations, with very low to low CEC, low to medium BS, and clay minerals dominated by goethite and magnetite. Soils from harzburgite and serpentinite rocks were classified as Acrustoxic Kanhaplustults while those from olivine websterite rocks were classified as Rhodic Kanhaplustalfs. Nowadays, soils from ultramafic rocks were unsuitable (N2) for oil palm with the very low level of available P as the main limiting factor. Therefore, efforts on soil management were necessary to be performed by adding suitable organic materials and fertilizers based on soil characteristics and crops needs.Keywords: soil characteristics, ultramafic rock, oil palm