Buletin LOUPE (Laporan Umum Penelitian)
Vol 21 No 02 (2025): Desember 2025

Employee Productivity in Weed Control on Palm Oil Plantations

Ardian Alexius Aven (Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda)
Muhamad Yazid Bustomi (Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda)
Arief Rahman (Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda)
Ernita Obeth (Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda)
Rossy Mirasari (Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2025

Abstract

Oil palm cultivation is not only carried out on flat land, but also in hilly areas with challenging topography. Proper plantation management, such as weed control, fertilization, and harvesting in accordance with standards, is essential to maintain quality and production yields. This study aims to (1) determine the differences in the productivity of chemical weed control workers on different plots of land (2) determine the factors that cause differences in the productivity of chemical weed control workers. The data analysis method was descriptive based on the results of field interviews, then using a productivity formula by comparing the number of hectares of work results with the working time for undulating slopes and steep slopes. The respondents in this study were five sprayers working in one of the blocks at PTPN IV Region V Longkali Plantation. The results show that there is a difference in the average productivity of chemical sprayers between the undulating slope class and the steep slope class. The average productivity in the undulating slope class is 0.126 ha/hour, while in the steep slope class it is 0.094 ha/hour. These data indicate that employee productivity is higher when working on land with undulating slopes than on steep slopes. In addition, there are several factors that cause differences in productivity, namely the level of terrain difficulty, water availability, psychology and motivation, topography, and weed conditions on the land.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnalloupe

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Buletin Loop of the Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda is one of the most active centres of scientific work in agriculture in the Samarinda. Problems are attacked from two distinct points of view: the economic, in which the object is to show how crops may be produced a little more cheaply than at ...