Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Science and Technology 2022 (BIS-STE 2022)

The Effect of Straw Mulch on Several Factors of Soil’s Water Retaining Capacity During One Season of Upland Rice in Latosol Kemang, Bogor

Authors
Yunus Arifien1, *, Tun Susdiyanti1, Faizal Maad1
1Nusa Bangsa University, Bogor, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: yns_arifin@unb.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Yunus Arifien
Available Online 9 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-284-2_5How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Ability to hold water; available water and straw mulch
Abstract

To maximize the availability of water for plants, data on the amount, intensity and distribution of rain is needed, the amount of water infiltration, the maximum ability of the soil to retain water, the amount of water lost from the root zone, the water requirements of plants, and the dynamics of soil moisture. This study aims to determine the effect of straw mulch on several factors of available water in the soil during one growing season of upland rice in Kemang, Bogor. The study was conducted by factorial experiment with upland rice plants treated with straw mulch as much as 3 tons/ha and 6 tons/ha of straw mulch spread evenly on the soil surface or added to the soil and stirred evenly. Then analyzed the soil at the time of planting and harvest: soil organic matter content, water content, bulk density and porosity. The organic matter content of the soil at planting is higher than at harvest. Giving straw mulch which is put into the soil and stirred evenly is more effective in increasing the soil organic matter content. Giving more straw mulch can increase the amount of soil macro pore space and conversely the amount of soil micro pore space decreases. The available water content of the soil at planting is generally higher than at harvest. Applying straw mulch in large quantities means that the available water content of the soil is also quite high and if straw mulch is spread over the surface, the available water content of the soil is higher.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Science and Technology 2022 (BIS-STE 2022)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
9 November 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-284-2
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-284-2_5How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Tun Susdiyanti
AU  - Faizal Maad
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