Analysis of Post-Paddy Fields into Red Chili Cultivation Land in Aek Paing Village Rantau Utara District Labuhanbatu

Abstract

Some communities or farmers in North Rantau Sub-district who do not know how to use land or use land for something of higher economic value. A post-rice field land is the most appropriate idea or mindset in the field, by utilizing agricultural land it becomes more useful by providing knowledge about the chemical properties of paddy fields and providing insight that paddy fields require maximum handling, restoration and improvement so that land is productive in agriculture. chili cultivation, so that it can have a good influence on the economy of the surrounding community. This study aims to determine the chemical properties of the soil to utilize red chili plants in Aek Paing Village, Rantau Utara District, Labuhanbatu Regency. This research was carried out in post-rice fields located in Aek Paing Village, Rantau Utara District, Labuhanbatu Regency. The research was carried out on October 18, 2021 until it was completed. The method used in this research is using the free grid survey method. The results of this study found that post-rice fields located in the District of North Rantau, Labuhanbatu Regency, were not well used as red chili farming land. The results of this study indicate that the pH value is low, C-Organic is low, N-total is low, P-Bray II is high, Ca is low, Mg is low, K is high, Na is low, CEC is high.

Assessment of Soil Chemical Properties for Monitoring and Maintenance of Soil Fertility in Probolinggo, Indonesia

“…Samples from Karang Pranti, Sumber Katimoho, and Bremi are regarded as a medium, and none is high. This outcome validates the report on low P contents in West Java [56], although the same study also informed about the several sites containing high P. It contradicts the high P contents found in post-paddy fields in Labuhanbatu [41] apparently due to much P fertilizers added in every sowing period. Research held in Bogowonto Catchment, Central Java, noted higher P content in agricultural lands than in non-agricultural ones due to human intervention through fertilizers [84].…”

“…From Table 2, it is derived that N-total values are 0.11 % to 0.38 %, averaging 0.18 %, which is below the standard of 0.2 %. It is similar to the N-total in post-paddy fields in Labuhanbatu, Indonesia [41]. Samples from Sebaroh, Kaliacar, Andung Sari, Krucil, and Bremi Villages are medium, and none are high.…”

“…The preliminary survey in Probolinggo Regency, a regency in the province of East Java, Indonesia, discovered intensifying use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides yet a declining trend in yield production. Soil quality studies had been performed in a number of areas in Indonesia, among them are of apple plantations [36], cassava fields [37,38], paddy fields [39,40] and post-paddy fields [41], oil palm plantations [2, [42][43][44][45][46], rubber [47], sugarcane [48][49][50], even volcanic soils [51] and drylands [52][53][54]. A few researchers had also compared different fields at once in Bengkulu [55] and West Java [56].…”