Soil water balance is describes the condition of the water in an area. The difference of climatic conditions and land characteristic denotes the effect of the soil water balance. The objective of this study is to determine soil water balance on the type of soil that developed at parent material karts. Village Parigi district Muna has an area of 16245.88 ha consists of Inceptisol, Mollisol, and Andosol and developing in Qal and Qpw geological formation. The results of research showed that surplus on rainwater occurred in February, March, and April. While the water deficit occurred in January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. Soil water balance in the research site was affected by climate, soil condition, and soil characteristic. Soil was formed above the karst rock showing little effect on the soil water balance. ABSTRAK Neraca air lahan menggambarkan kondisi air pada suatu wilayah. Perbedaan kondisi iklim dan karateristik lahan memberikan pengaruh terhadap nerca air lahan. Tujuan penelitiaan ini yaitu untuk mengetahui neraca air lahan pada jenis tanah yang berkembang pada bahan induk karts. Kecamatan Parigi Kabupaten Muna memiliki luas 16.245,88 ha terdiri dari jenis tanah Iceptisol, Mollisol, dan Andisol dan  berkembang pada formasi geologi Qal dan Qpw. Hasil penelitiaan menunjukan bahwa surpulus air hujan terjadi pada bulan Februari, Maret dan April, sedangkan divisit air terjadi pada bulan Januari, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, dan Desember. Neraca air lahan dilokasi penelitian dipengaruhi oleh iklim, kondisi lahan, dan karateristik tanah. Tanah yang terbentuk diatas batuan karts memberikan pengaruh yang kecil terhadap neraca air lahan.

One effort to obtain the superior rice genotypes, namely by selecting several local genotypes of Gogo Rice. This research aims to determine the diversity of components of production and production of some local south East Sulawesi Rice genotypes, the collection Faculty of Agriculture UHO. The planting material used is 8 (eight) local and southeast Sulawesi Rice genotypes. The study used the group’s randomized design, comprising 8 (eight) treatments (genotypes) and three repeats. To eight local Gogo Rice genotypes tested are: 1) yellow Loiyo genotypes, 2) White Loiyo genotypes, 3) Waburi-Buri genotypes, 4) Black genotypes, 5) Ngalaru genotypes, 6) of the Ungurunu genotypes, 7) Pae Momea genotypes, and 8) genotypes of Tinangge. The results showed the diversity of harvest age, the number of productive tillers, the amount of content grain, the total amount of grain, harvest index, the weight of 1000 grains, and the production of dried grain harvest from Gogo Rice genotypes in the test. From the eight locally southeast Sulawesi Rice genotypes tested. Two genotypes have high production potentials (on average of Gogo rice production), Ngalaru genotypes, and Tinangge genotypes, with the output of each 4.08 and 3.28 tons ha-1.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the variations of twelve chemical elements (Ni, Fe, Co, Mg, Mn, Al, Si, Zn, Ti, P, Ca and Cr) in laterite soil profiles from Wantulasi area in South East Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Eighty four (84) samples of three profiles (i.e. each profile consists of eight samples) had been used to study their variations in soil using  the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). Results analysis of the chemical elements content in three profile using XRF indicated that there were good correlationsbetween the chemical elements in the soil profile with the significant correlations were found in Ni and Fe, Ni and Si, Ti and P, Fe and Al, and Co and Mn, respectively. On the other hand,the results of study showed that the variations of the chemical elements could be related to the enrichment and translocation of the elements  in soil profile and also their possibilities to be related with a given chemical elements in soil profile. Therefore, we suggest that the observed patterns in chemical elements with a good correlation in laterite profile can be used as proxies to integrate the evaluation of the chemical and physical weathering process based on the elements characteristics in soil profiles.

One of the causes of generally low upland rice productivity in Indonesia is low fertility and soil pH. The use of genotypes with high yielding capacity and tolerant of acid soils can increase rice productivity. This study aimed to develop an early and efficient selection method, to determine rice genotypes tolerant to low pH. This research was conducted using a seed germination technique on rice paper medium with varied acidity level (pH 6.5, 5.5 and 4.5). Research data on the germination test showed that germination variables: growth uniformity, relative growth rate, vigour index, T50, and root length can be used as early indicators for determining rice genotypes tolerant to low pH. Research data showed that genotype Pae Huko is relatively more tolerant to low pH than the other three tested genotypes. Pae Huko had the highest values for relative growth rate, growth uniformity, vigour index, and T50 of 92.12%, 87%, 73.3, and 1.6 days, respectively. It had also the highest root length of 14.27 cm. The results give an indication that the method can be used as an early screening for determining tolerant rice genotypes to low pH. Further test (glasshouse experiment) is required to confirm the current results.