The effect of slope and altitude on soil characteristics in tea plantation area Central Java Indonesia

H. J. Pulungan Nur Ainun, . and Marianti, . and Gunadi Rachmad, . The effect of slope and altitude on soil characteristics in tea plantation area Central Java Indonesia. pp. 154-160. ISSN 2462-1757

Slope and altitude are crucial soil forming factors especially in a rough topographic area like tea plantation. The difference of slopes and altitudes are suspected to cause differences in soil characteristics. PT. Pagilaran is one of the successful tea plantations in Java. Understanding well about the soil characteristics in the tea plantation becomes the key to maintaining productivity of the tea. The productivity of tea plants must be supported by suitable soil characteristics so that the availability of plant nutrients can be fulfilled then plants can grow optimally. The objective of this research is to find out the characterization of physico-chemical soil properties on different slopes and altitude as a basic data for increasing the tea productivity. The sampling method applied in this study was stratified sampling based on two different slope classes (0-8 and 15-25) and four different altitude levels (700-800 800-900 900-1000 and 1000-1100 msl). Soil samples were taken by soil drill at a depth of 0-15cm from the surface using the composite method. Soil properties analyzed were Soil texture pH H2O pH KCl pH NaF Cation Exchange Capacity Total Organic Carbon Total N Available P Available K and Soil Moisture. Based on analysis of variance the results showed that there were significant different of the effect of slope and altitude towards pH KCl pH NaF C-Organic Organic matter Cation Exchange Capacity and Soil moisture. Overall results showed that altitudes are more influence towards soil properties than slopes. According to polynomial regression the influence of altitudes towards soil properties are much higher than the influence of slopes towards soil properties.

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Abstract

Slope and altitude are crucial soil forming factors especially in a rough topographic area like tea plantation. The difference of slopes and altitudes are suspected to cause differences in soil characteristics. PT. Pagilaran is one of the successful tea plantations in Java. Understanding well about the soil characteristics in the tea plantation becomes the key to maintaining productivity of the tea. The productivity of tea plants must be supported by suitable soil characteristics so that the availability of plant nutrients can be fulfilled then plants can grow optimally. The objective of this research is to find out the characterization of physico-chemical soil properties on different slopes and altitude as a basic data for increasing the tea productivity. The sampling method applied in this study was stratified sampling based on two different slope classes (0-8 and 15-25) and four different altitude levels (700-800 800-900 900-1000 and 1000-1100 msl). Soil samples were taken by soil drill at a depth of 0-15cm from the surface using the composite method. Soil properties analyzed were Soil texture pH H2O pH KCl pH NaF Cation Exchange Capacity Total Organic Carbon Total N Available P Available K and Soil Moisture. Based on analysis of variance the results showed that there were significant different of the effect of slope and altitude towards pH KCl pH NaF C-Organic Organic matter Cation Exchange Capacity and Soil moisture. Overall results showed that altitudes are more influence towards soil properties than slopes. According to polynomial regression the influence of altitudes towards soil properties are much higher than the influence of slopes towards soil properties.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Tea (plant)
AGROVOC Term:	Soil
AGROVOC Term:	Altitude
AGROVOC Term:	Soil analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Soil fertility
AGROVOC Term:	Soil nutrient content
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10527

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