Sifat Kimia Tanah di Kecamatan Taliwang, Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat pada Penggunaan Lahan Kebun Jati, Ladang, dan Sawah.

Abstract

Sifat kimia tanah berperan besar dalam menentukan kesuburan tanah. Kesuburan tanah secara kimia dinilai dari kandungan nitrogen, fosfor, basa dapat ditukar (K, Ca, Mg, dan Na), pH tanah, karbon organik, dan kapasitas tukar kation. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji sifat kimia tanah di Kecamatan Taliwang, Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat pada tiga penggunaan lahan berbeda yaitu Kebun Jati (L1), Ladang (L2), dan Sawah (L3). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada September 2020 hingga Maret 2021. Contoh tanah diambil pada L1 dan L2 masing-masing empat lapisan, sedangkan pada L3 tiga lapisan. Analisis kimia tanah dilakukan di Laboratorium Kimia dan Kesuburan Tanah, IPB University. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pH tanah umumnya berkisar agak masam hingga netral (6,4- 7,3), nilai pH tanah sawah cenderung nertral sedangkan nilai pH tanah kebun jati dan ladang tergolong agak masam. Kandungan C-organik tergolong rendah hingga tinggi (0,93% - 4,09%), kandungan N-total tergolong sangat rendah hingga sedang (0,07%-0,21%). Nilai P-tersedia tergolong sangat rendah pada semua contoh tanah (0,09 ppm-1,31 ppm). Rendahnya nilai P-tersedia pada lokasi penelitian diduga karena P diikat menjadi bentuk tidak larut oleh basa-basa seperti Ca dan Mg yang kandungannya tinggi di dalam tanah yang diamati. Di samping itu karena tanah yang diamati merupakan tanah yang berkembang dari bahan induk yang miskin akan unsur P. Nilai KTK tanah berkisar dari 13,9 cmol(+)/kg sampai 30,4 cmol(+)/kg. Nilai KB tanah yang diamati tergolong sangat tinggi yaitu lebih dari 100% dan tergolong tinggi sampai sangat tinggi. Kebun jati memiliki kandungan karbon organik, N-total, P-tersedia, basa dapat ditukar dan KTK lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan ladang dan sawah. Kandungan karbon organik, N-total, dan P-tersedia yang termasuk kategori rendah pada penggunaan lahan kebun jati, ladang, dan sawah harus menjadi perhatian utama dalam pengelolaan tanah di Kecamatan Taliwang, Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat. Kata kunci: Basa dapat ditukar, Karbon organik, Kapasitas tukar kation, N-total, pH tanah, P tersedia.

The soil chemical properties play a major role in determining soil fertility. Soil fertility is characterized chemically by the nitrogen and phosphorus content, exchangeable bases (K, Ca, Mg, and Na), soil pH, organic carbon, and cation exchange capacity (CEC). This research was aimed to examine the chemical properties of soil in Taliwang District, West Sumbawa Regency on three different land uses, namely teakwood plantation (L1), dryland (L2), and paddy soil (L3). The study was conducted from September 2020 to March 2021. Soil samples were taken at L1 and L2 each from four layers (horizons), while in L3 soil samples were taken from three layers. Soil chemical properties analysis was conducted at the Laboratory of Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IPB University. The results showed that the pH of the soil were generally ranged from slightly acidic to neutral (6.4-7.3), the pH value of paddy soil is neutral while the pH value of teakwood plantation soil and dryland soil is relatively slightly acidic. Organic carbon of soil samples of three landuse observed is relatively low to high (0.93%-4.09%), the total nitrogen content is classified as very low to moderate (0.07%-0.21%). The available-P value is very low in all soil samples (0.09 ppm-1.31 ppm). The low value of available-P at the research site due to the high content of exchangeable bases, phosphorus is fixed by calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) into undissolved form (Ca-P and Mg-P). In addition to the observed soil developed from P poor parent material. Soil CEC values were ranged from 13.9 cmol(+)/kg-30.4 cmol(+)/kg. The Base saturation (BS) value in all observed soil samples were more than 100% and they were classified as very high in all observed soil samples. Exchangeable bases content were classified as high to very high. Teakwood plantation soils have higher organic carbon, total nitrogen, available-P, exchangeable bases and CEC compared to dryland and paddy soil. Content of organic carbon, total N, dan available P of three land use observed were generally low and it should be a major concern in soil management in Taliwang District, West Sumbawa Regency. Keywords: Available-P, Carbon organic, Cation exchange capacity, Exchangeable bases, Soil pH, Total-N.