Pengaruh Aplikasi Sistem Peresapan Biopori Terhadap Aliran Permukaan, Erosi, Kehilangan Hara Dan Produktivitas Tanaman Jagung (Zea mays) Dan Padi (Oryza sativa) Pada Tanah Latosol Darmaga

Abstract

New technological innovations to reduce water and soil losses from agricultural land such as application of biopore absorbtion hole is very important. Reduction of water loss from agricultural land is required to maintain and improve soil fertility to support plant growth optimaly. This research purpose to study the effect of biopore absorbtion hole to reduce surface runoff, erosion, nutrient losses and increase productivity of corn (Zea mays) and upland rice (Oryza sativa). The research was design using randomized block design with soil conservation techniques as the treatment. The treatments consist of: no soil and water conservation techniques (T0), the conventional ditch (T1), conventional ditch and vertical mulch (T2), conventional ditch and biopore absorbtion holes (T3) and conventional ditch, vertical mulch and biopore absorbtion holes (T4). Measurement of surface runoff and soil erosion was conducted on soil erosion plot (10m x 2m). The parameters were observed included surface run-off, soil erosion, sediment deposited in the ditch, the content of C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg on the surface runoff and soil eosion which are deposited on ditch, and plant growth and productivity of corn and upland rice. The treatments of T1, T2, T3 and T4 are very effective in reducing surface runoff and soil erosion which is equal up to 100% compared with no treatment (T0). There treatment were also reduce nutrients losses in to ditch so that not loss from farmland. T4 treatment is able to precipitate nutrients to ditch more than the other on corn and upland rice season. The treatments T2, T3 and T4 significantly effect to dry weight of biomass and grain production of upland rice. The highest of biomass and grain upland rice production was found in the T4 treatment, respectively 7.20 ton/ha and 9.51 ton/ha. Effect of treatments and sediment return from ditch to planting bed were positive impact on production in the next planting season.