PERTANIAN TROPIK
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015): JURNAL PERTANIAN TROPIK

ENHANCING SOIL WATER HOLDING CAPACITY AND CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF SANDY SOIL WITH APPLICATION OF MANURE ON SIMALINGKAR SOIL

Parlindungan Lumbanraja (Departemen Pascasarjana Fakultas Pertanian USU Medan)
Erwin Masrul Harahap (Departemen Pascasarjana Fakultas Pertanian USU Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2015

Abstract

The research took place at the University of HKBP Nommensen, Faculty of Agriculture Research Greenhouse in Simalingkar, Medan, Indonesia. It hypothesized that the application of manure as a single factor could increase the soil water holding capacity and soil cation exchange capacity. Research designed with Complete Randomize Design, the treatment replicated by four times. Every parameter that affected significantly will be continued analyzed with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. For observation had made by measures of soil water holding capacity and soil cation exchange capacity. The concluding of the research can be explained that the effects of manure application on sandy soil after 30 days of incubation at the rate of application equal with 20 t/ha have significantly increased soil water holding capacity only at 72 hours after saturation. The Effects of manure application on sandy soil after 15 as well as 30 days of incubation at all rates of application have not significantly affected cation exchange capacity.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpt

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Tropical Agriculture Journal (JPT) is a peer-reviewed online journal of Agriculture Postgraduate Study Program Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Journal is a result of research, or scientific reviews of researchers, students and agricultural institutions, and others related to agricultural studies ...