The research aims to study the effect of mixture of cocopeat and rock phosphate on growth and yield of three varieties of upland rice in Ultisols medium. The research was conducted at the Green House of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Riau, Pekanbaru from March to August 2017. The research used Split Plot Design. The main plot were upland rice consist of three varieties (Situ Bagendit, Situ Patenggang and Inpago 8). The subplots were mixture of cocopeat 10 t ha-1 with rock phosphate (RP) doses 0, 30, 45, and 60 P2O5 kg ha-1. The parameters observed were plant height, number of maximum tillers and productive tillers, panicle length, flowering age, number of grain panicle-1, weight of dry milled grain and weight of 1000 grain. The results showed that the application of mixture of cocopeat doses 10 t ha-1 and RP doses 30 – 60 P2O5 kg ha-1 have effect to plant height, panicle length, and weight 1000 grain for Situ Bagendit, Situ Patenggang and Inpago 8 compare to without RP, but tended increase number of maximum and productive tillers and decrease flowering age. The application cocopeat doses 10 t ha-1 and RP doses 30 P2O5 kg ha-1 increased number of filled grain panicle-1 and weight of dry milled grain on three varieties, weight of dry milled grain Situ Patenggang > Inpago 8 > Situ Bagendit on each doses of RP and have number of productive tillers of these varieties 1,5 – 2  is greater than its descriptions.Keywords : rock phosphate, ultisol, upland rice

The aims of this study to be determine the soil chemical properties and productivity of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) at different water levels on peatlands. The research was carried out in PT. Tabung Haji Indo Plantation (PT. THIP) Indragiri Hilir and the analys of soil chemical properties were conducted at the Laboratory of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Riau, Tampan District, Pekanbaru. This research was held started July to October 2017. This research conducted used survey method. The sampling location in this research are divided into 3 strata in 3 difference blocks and 3 samples that had been determined are named: TMA1 = 20- 40 cm, TMA2 = 41-60 cm and TMA3 => 60 cm carried out experimental used completely randomized design (CRD). There are three times repeatation treatments and 27 samples units in total. The observation data that obtained are analyzed statistically using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of variance analysis were continued by Duncan's multiple range test at the 5% level. The parameters of observation carried out include soil chemical properties: pH, C-organic, N-total, P-total, K-total, cation exchange capacity (CEC), saturation of bases (KB) and productivity of oil palm. The results showed that peatland with a water level of > 60 cm had soil pH, organic C, N-total, P-total, K-total, and CEC was higher than the water level of 20-40 cm and 41-60 cm, while KB at a depth of 20-40 cm had a higher KB value than the water level of 41-60 cm and > 60 cm.

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