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LAND USE CHANGE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PEATLAND FOR AGRICULTURE: Case Study at Kubu Raya and Pontianak Districts, West Kalimantan Wahyunto, Wahyunto; Supriatna, Wahyu; Agus, Fahmuddin
Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science Vol 11, No 1 (2010): April 2010
Publisher : Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development - MOA

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Peatland is an increasingly important land resource for livelihood,economic development, and terrestrial carbon storage. Kubu Raya and Pontianak Districts of West Kalimantan rely their future agricultural development on this environmentally fragile peatland because of the dominance (58% and 16% area, respectively) of this land in the two districts. A study aimed to evaluate land use changes on peatland and to develop strategies for sustainable peatland use and management for agriculture. Time series satellite imageries of land use and land cover,ground truthing, and statistical data of land use change were analyzed for generating the dynamics of land use changes in the period of 1986-2008. Field observation, peat sampling, and peat analyses of representative land use types were undertaken to assess peat characteristics and its agricultural suitability. The study showed that within 22 years (1986-2008), the area of peat forests in Kubu Raya and Pontianak Districts decreased as much as 13.6% from 391,902 ha to 328,078 ha. The current uses of the peatland in the two districts include oil palm plantation (8704 ha), smallholder rubber plantation (13,186 ha), annual crops (15,035 ha), mixed cropping of trees and annual crops (22,328 ha), and pineapple farming (11,744 ha). Our evaluationshowed unconformity of the current uses of peatland with regulations and crops agronomic requirements such as peat thickness and maturity, rendering unsustainability. This study recommends that expansion of agriculture and plantation on peatland areas be limited over idle land within the agricultural production and conversion production forest areas. About 34,362 ha (9.7%) of uncultivated log-over forest and shrubscan potentially be developed for agriculture. Peat soils with the thickness of >3 m should be allocated for conservation or forest protection due to low inherent soil fertility and high potential greenhouse gas emissions if converted for agriculture. 
ALTERNATIVE TREE CROPS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE POST-TSUNAMI IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF ACEH BARAT DISTRICT Wahyunto, Wahyunto; Ritung, Sofyan; Wahdini, Wahyu; Agus, Fahmuddin
Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science Vol 10, No 1 (2009): April 2009
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Tree farming such as coconut, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and rambutan was dominant in the west coast of Aceh prior to tsunami. The farming is not only important for sustainable livelihood, but also for superior environmental protection. During the tsunami, considerable portion of this ‘green infrastructure’ was devastated. Therefore, a scientifically based land suitability evaluation is needed for supporting the redesign and  reconstruction of the tree-based farming. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the current physical condition of the area and developrecommendation of land suitability for tree crops farming in the area. Field survey for inventory and evaluation of land characteristics was conducted in 2006, 15 months after the tsunami. Land suitability evaluation was conducted by matching field survey data and soil sample analyses in every mapping unit with crop growth requirements. The land suitability map wasfurther matched with the district development plan, existing land uses and land status. The resulted land use recommendation map showed that the marine ecosystem along the coastal line was most suitable for coconut, cacao, coffee, and casuarinas. The recommended tree crops for the ancient sandy beach were areca nut, coconut, rambutan, mango, rubber and oil palm; and for the alluvial ecosystem were coconut, cacao, areca nut, mango, and bread fruit. Peatland of less than 3 m thick was marginally suitable for oil palm and rubber, while those thicker than 3 m were recommended for conservation due to its fragile ecosystem. In the undulating tectonic plain, the suitable tree crops were rubber, oil palm, coconut, and rambutan.
PENGARUH TINGGI MUKA AIR SALURAN DRAINASE, PUPUK, DAN AMELIORAN TERHADAP EMISI CO 2 PADA PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT DI LAHAN GAMBUT DARIAH, AI; JUBAEDAH, JUBAEDAH; WAHYUNTO, WAHYUNTO; PITONO, JOKO
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ABSTRAKDrainase yang berlebihan dan penggunaan pupuk yang intensifdiduga menjadi penyebab tingginya emisi gas rumah kaca (GRK) padaperkebunan kelapa sawit di lahan gambut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmempelajari pengaruh tinggi muka air (TMA) saluran drainase, pupuk,serta amelioran terhadap emisi CO 2  dari perkebunan kelapa sawit di lahangambut. Penelitian dilakukan dari bulan Januari 2010 sampai denganDesember 2011, pada perkebunan sawit di lahan gambut, di KecamatanSiak Kecil, Kabupaten Bengkalis, Riau, menggunakan rancangan petakterpisah, tiga ulangan. Petak utama adalah TMA saluran drainase (40, 60,dan 80 cm). Anak petak adalah pupuk dan amelioran: (1) dolomit 3kg/pohon/tahun; (2) Pugam 10 kg/pohon/tahun; (3) Pupuk dosisrekomendasi (2,5 kg urea+2,75 kg SP-36+2,25 kg KCl+dolomit 2kg)/pohon/tahun; (4) Pupuk 75% dosis rekomendasi pukan 20kg/pohon/tahun; (5) Pupuk 75% dosis rekomendasi Pugam 2,5 kg/pohon.Parameter yang diamati adalah fluks CO 2 . Hasil penelitian menunjukkanbahwa pada TMA drainase 80 cm, perlakuan dolomit menghasilkan fluksCO 2 nyata paling tinggi (142,1 t/ha/tahun) dan terendah (44,5 t/ha/tahun)dicapai perlakuan pugam. Fluks CO 2 yang tinggi (130,6 t/ha/tahun) jugadicapai perlakuan pupuk dosis rekomendasi, khususnya pada TMA 40 cm.Pada musim kemarau TMA drainase berpengaruh nyata terhadap fluksCO 2 , terendah dicapai TMA 40 cm. Oleh karena itu, untuk meminimalkanemisi gas CO 2 , maka TMA drainase perlu dipertahankan sedangkalmungkin (sekitar 40 cm) selama tidak menurunkan produksi kelapa sawit.Amelioran dengan bahan aktif kation polyvalen berpotensi dapat menekanemisi GRK dari lahan gambut yang dikelola secara intensif.Kata kunci: amelioran, emisi, drainase, gambut, kelapa sawit, pupukABSTRACTExcessive drainage and intensive use of fertilizers thought to bethe cause of high greenhouse gas emissions in peatland under oil palmplantations. The study aimed at measuring the influence of water leveldrainage (WLD), fertilizer, and ameliorant on CO 2 emissions from oilpalm plantations on peatland. The study was conducted from January2010 to December 2011, at oil palm plantation on peatland, located in SiakKecil District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau, using split plot design, with threereplications. The main plot were WLD (40, 60, and 80 cm), as sub plotswere fertilizer and amelioran: (1) dolomite 3 kg/tree/year; (2) peatfertilizer 10 kg/tree/year; (3) dose of fertilizer recommendations (2,5 kgurea+2,75 kg SP-36+2,25 kg KCl+dolomite 2 kg)/tree/year; (4) 75% doseof fertilizer recommendations + manure 20 kg/tree/year; (5) 75% dose offertilizer recommendations + peat fertilizer 2.5 kg/tree/year. Parameterobserved was CO 2 flux. The result showed that at WLD 80 cm, dolomitetreatment resulted the highest (142,1 t/ha/year) and the lowest CO 2  flux(44,5 t/ha/year) resulted by peat fertilizer. The highest CO 2 flux alsoreached by fertilizer recommendations treatment, particularly on WLD 40cm. In dry season WLD significantly effect on CO 2 flux. The lowestreached by WLD 40 cm. Based on that the WLD needs to be maintainedin a state of shallow (approximately 40 cm), without lowering production.The use of fertilizer containing ameliorant with the polyvalen cation asactive material, potentially suppress the rate of greenhouse gas emissionsfrom peatlands are managed intensively.Key words: ameliorant, emission, drainage, peatland, oil palm, , fertilizer