Journal of Tropical Soils
Vol 27, No 3: September 2022

Land Suitability Evaluation on Pepper Plant in Bireuen Regency, Aceh Province

yusra yusra yusra (Universitas Malikussaleh)
Muliana Muliana (Agroecotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malikussaleh, Jl. Cot Teungku Nie Reuleut, Muara Batu, Aceh Utara, 24355)
Khusrizal Khusrizal (Agroecotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malikussaleh, Jl. Cot Teungku Nie Reuleut, Muara Batu, Aceh Utara, 24355)
Dewi Sartika Aryani (Agroecotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malikussaleh, Jl. Cot Teungku Nie Reuleut, Muara Batu, Aceh Utara, 24355)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jul 2022

Abstract

Pepper plant development requires data and information on land potential and land suitability class assessment based on the physical and chemical properties criteria so that the land can be productive. The study aimed to determine the land suitability class for pepper plants in Bireuen Regency. The research was conducted in Bireuen Regency. The unit land map (Satuan Peta Lahan, SPL) resulting from the overlay of the slope map, land use map, and soil type map was used in this study. The method used is a survey method with a land unit approach consisting of four stages: (1) preparation stage, (2) preliminary survey, (3) main survey, and (4) presentation of results. The results showed that the land had good to poor drainage, soil depth >75 cm, flat to steep slopes, mild to very heavy erosion hazard, dusty clay texture, low to high cation exchange capacity (CEC), slightly acidic to slightly alkaline pH, low organic C, Base Saturation (BS) is low to high, N total is low to very low, P2O5 is very low, and K2O is very low. Land suitability class for pepper plants in Bireuen Regency includes marginal suitability (S3) with limiting factors in the form of drainage, texture, CEC, BS, N-total, P2O5, K2O, slope, and erosion hazard. Improvements include making rorak, planting contours, drainage systems, applying manure or compost, and planting cover crops.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

tropicalsoil

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Environmental Science

Description

Journal of Tropical Soils (JTS) publishes all aspects in the original research of soil science (soil physic and soil conservation, soil mineralogy, soil chemistry and soil fertility, soil biology and soil biochemical, soil genesis and classification, land survey and land evaluation, land development ...