TERRA : Journal of Land Restoration
Vol 4, No 1 (2021)

Land Suitability Evaluation for New Paddy Rice Field in Mukomuko District

Albert Carles (University of Bengkulu)
Kanang Setyo Hindarto (University of Bengkulu)
Heru Widiyono (University of Bengkulu)
Mukhtasar Mukhtasar (University of Bengkulu)
Hermansyah Hermansyah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Jun 2021

Abstract

This study aims to identify the physical, chemical characteristics of the soil and determine the suitability of rice fields for new openings in Mukomuko. This research was conducted from September to October 2019, which consisted of fieldwork and laboratory analysis. This research uses a survey method, soil sampling is carried out by a composite method consisting of 5 soil samples. Composite soil sampling technique based on land unit work maps produced from the map of soil types Mukomuko district scale of 1: 100.000. The results showed that all samples had the same dominant limiting factors namely P2O5, K2O, and Base Saturation. Land suitability for lowland rice plants in Mukomuko District Af.1.2.1 (S3nr) land area with an area of 42.68 ha, Af.1.2.2 (S3nr) land area with an area of 56.65 ha, land unit Tf.2.1 (S3nr) with an area of 60.15 ha, and land unit Tf.3.1 (S3nr) with an area of 89.30 ha. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

terrajournal

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

TERRA is a scientific journal that publishes research results related to resource issues and agricultural productivity widely, soil science, plant science, and forest science for land ...