Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson is a weed commonly found on oil palm plantations and can be used as cover crop for mature oil palm plantations due to its tolerance to shading. The use of cover crop is a soil conservation technique to support sustainable availability of soil nutrients by reducing erosion and nutrients loss, particularly during the rainy seasons. This research aims to determine the roles of A. gangetica as cover crop for measures against erosion and nutrients loss in mature oil palm plantation. This research was conducted in oil palm plantation, Unit Rejosari, PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VII, District of Natar, South Lampung Regency from August 2014 to April 2015. The research used split block design in randomized complete block design with two factors and six replications. The main plots were ridge terrace, namely with and without ridge terrace. The sub plots were cover crops, namely with and without cover crops A. gangetica. The results show that using A. gangetica as cover crops in mature oil palm plantations effectively minimized erosion and loss of organic C, N, P, and K by 95.7%, 93.4%, 96.0%, and 90.0 %, respectively. The use of cover crop became more effective when combined with ridge terrace and reduced erosion by 94.1% and loss of organic C, N, P and K by 99.1%, 99.2%, 90.0% and 98.5%, respectively.
Efisiensi pupuk merupakan rasio antara jumlah hara yang diserap tanaman dengan jumlah hara yang diaplikasikan lewat pupuk. Efisiensi pupuk yang tinggi digambarkan dengan semakin banyaknya hara yang dapat diserap tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan efisiensi beberapa jenis pupuk terhadap pertumbuhan bibit kelapa sawit. Penelitian dilakukan di Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit Medan, Sumatra Utara. Sebanyak empat perlakuan dengan tiga ulangan disusun menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap. Perlakuan yang dicobakan adalah: 1) P0 = Kontrol/tanpa pupuk; 2) P1 = Pupuk majemuk Briket, 3) P2 = Pupuk majemuk granular, dan 4) P3 = Pupuk tunggal lengkap yang terdiri dari Urea, TSP, MoP, dan Kieserit. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa (i) serapan hara (nutrient uptake) N, P, K dan Mg pada perlakuan pupuk majemuk briket lebih tinggi sekitar 11%; 21%; 9%; dan 23% dibanding perlakuan pupuk majemuk granular dan 5%; 1%; 1% dan 19% lebih tinggi dibanding perlakuan P3; (ii) efisiensi serapan hara (recovery efficiency) N, P, K dan Mg perlakuan pupuk majemuk briket lebih tinggi sekitar 18%; 42%; 16%; dan 20% dibanding perlakuan pupuk majemuk granule dan lebih tinggi sekitar 8%; 1%; 2%; dan 19% dibanding perlakuan pupuk tunggal; dan (iii) efisiensi agronomis (agronomic efficiency) N, P, K dan Mg pada perlakuan pupuk majemuk briket lebih tinggi sekitar 26% dan 18% dibanding nilai efisiensi agronomis hara N, P, K, dan Mg pada perlakuan pupuk majemuk granular dan pupuk tunggal lengkap.
C-organik tanah pada perkebunan kelapa sawit dapat dijadikan salah satu parameter keberlanjutan ekosistem dan kesuburan tanah. Perubahan sifat kimia tanah yang dinamis tidak lepas dari proses biogeokimia dari mineralisasi dan pelapukan bahan organik menjadi C-organik tanah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji status C-organik tanah serta kaitannya dengan sifat kimia tanah lainnya dalam kurun waktu 5 tahun dari tahun 2009 sampai tahun 2014 di perkebunan kelapa sawit Sumatera Utara, dengan jenis tanah Inceptisols dan Ultisols. Metode pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive random sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji komparatif T-paired antara kebun yang diamati pada tahun 2009 dan 2014 untuk melihat perubahan nilai C-organik, dan parameter sifat kimia tanah. Uji korelasi dilakukan untuk melihat keterkaitan antara C-organik dengan parameter sifat kimia tanah lainnya, yaitu kadar N, kejenuhan Al, pH, dan kapasitas tukar kation (KTK). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 25 kebun pengamatan, nilai C-organik dari 3 kebun meningkat dan 6 kebun menurun secara signifikan, sedangkan 16 lainnya tidak berbeda nyata. Dalam periode 5 tahun, kandungan Corganik tanah cenderung fluktuatif namun tetap berada pada kelas yang sama dengan kisaran rendah hingga sedang (<1,75%). Peningkatan nilai C-organik hanya berkorelasi linier dan nyata dengan N pada tanah Inceptisols (r = 0,392). Sedangkan, pada tanah Ultisols, peningkatan Corganik tanah secara nyata diikuti dengan penurunan nilai pH (r =-0,141).
There is still very little information on the sources of water absorbed by oil palm plant. This information is very important for water management system in oil palm plantation. Thus, this study was carried out to determine current water sources absorbed by the oil palm roots using oxygen (δ 18 O) and deuterium isotopes (δD) techniques. Sketches of oxygen and deuterium isotope were total rainfall, throughfall, runoff, measurement at 5 soil depths (namely: 20 cm, 50 cm, 100 cm, 150 cm, and 200 cm), and oil palm stem. Results of this study showed huge variance in the values of oxygen and deuterium isotope. Based on Least Significant Difference (LSD) test, there was no significant value in the oxygen and deuterium isotope of stem water and others; however, a similar value was obtained at the depths of 0-20 cm and 20-50 cm with the stem water. This indicated that oil palm absorbed water from 0-50 cm depth. This result agreed with the oil palm rooting system, which has verified that the root quarter is the most active root of oil palm.
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