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Journal : Journal of Tropical Soils

Abundance of Soil Arthropods under Reduced Tillage and Bagasse Mulching in a Sugarcane Plantation in Central Lampung, Indonesia Susilo, Fransiscus Xaverius; Swibawa, I Gede; Kaneko, Nobuhiro; Kristina, Anastasia; Sholih, Muhammad Badrus; Saputra, Muhamad Jaya; Firdaus, Fazri; Haryani, Sri; Gunito, Heru; Saefudin, Saefudin
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL SOILS Vol. 23 No. 2: May 2018
Publisher : UNIVERSITY OF LAMPUNG

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5400/jts.2018.v23i2.99-109

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This study was aimed to show whether conservation effort through reduced tillage or mulching can promote soil zoological benefits, especially to the soil arthropods in sugarcane plantations area, Central Lampung, Indonesia. Twenty sugarcane plots of 25 m × 25 m size each were prepared in the area and treated with two combined treatments i.e. tillage (no tillage and full tillage) and mulching (without bagasse and with bagasse mulch). Tillage and planting were done in July 2010 while mulching was conducted in August 2010. The arthropods were sampled using pitfall traps (mouth diameter = 13.5 cm), each was set per plot for 24 hours. Specimens were identified at least to order level. Sampling was done in September 2010 (1 month after mulch treatment, MAT), January 2011 (4 MAT), and July 2011 (10 MAT). We found four major arthropod orders, namely Araneae (spiders, predator), Coleoptera (beetles, mostly non predator), Collembola (springtails, fungal feeder), and Hymenoptera (ants, mostly forager). The last two groups were the most dominant (contributing to > 90 % of the total abundance). Tillage affected the abundance of overall soil arthropods at 1 MAT and 4 MAT but the effect disappeared at 10 MAT. Reduced tillage can conserve, or does not harm, some soil arthropod groups (ants, predatory ants, beetles, springtails, spiders) in sugarcane agroecosystem.
Co-Authors Agus M. Hariri Agus Muhammad Hariri, Agus Muhammad Anak Agung Gede Sugianthara Aulia, Shifa Veronica Bainah Sari Dewi Basuki, Muh. Cipta Ginting, Cipta Dad Resiworo Sembodo, Dad Resiworo Dewi, Ni Kadek Emi Sintha Efri, Efri Erwin Yuliadi Evizal, M.S., Dr. Ir. Rusdi F.X. Susilo, F.X. Fakhrurreza, Moch Fakhmi Fauzia, Dita Nur Fembriarti Erry Prasmatiwi Fiandani, Ambar Firdaus, Fazri Fitriyani, Novi Nur Franciscus Xaverius Susilo, Franciscus Xaverius Gunito, Heru Hamim Sudarsono . Hariri, Agus M Hartaman, Maman Helina , Selvi Helina, Selvi Imawati Imawati, Imawati Indriyani, Sisi Indriyati . Joko Prasetyo Kaneko, Nobuhiro Kristina, Anastasia Kumbara, A. M. Lestari Wibowo M Hariri, Agus Marlinawati, Fransiska Dina Merdiana, Eryka Muhammad Nurdin Mu’arif, Imam Al Nabilah Nabilah Nurwijayanti Oktavia, Tiara Pamungkas, Dimas Bagus Panjerrino, Yoshua Gdemakarti PUJI LESTARI Purnomo Purnomo Radix Suharjo Rahma Dhona, Alfira Rahman, Moch Rifki Andika Ratdiana, Ratdiana Ringo, Andrew Y. C. Rosma Hasibuan, Rosma Ruruh Anjar Rwandini, Ruruh Anjar Saefudin Saefudin Saharani, Aulia Shalsha Saputra, Muhamad Jaya Saputra, Oded Setyo Dwi Utomo Sholih, Muhammad Badrus Solikhin ., Solikhin Solikhin Solikhin Sri Haryani Sudi Pramono . Sugiatno Sugiatno Suputa Suputa Susilo, F X Susilo, Fransiscus Xaverius Susilo, FX. Suskandini Ratih Dirmawati Syahrani, Kristinda Titik Nur Aeny Tri Maryono Wardiyani, Wardiyani Widayati, Wiludjeng Wilandari, Riri Windriyanti, Wiwin Yuyun Fitriana Zahra, Fatimah Az