Water holding capacity and soil organic carbon in teak (Tectona grandis Linn. F) agroforestry

Masnang, Andi and Jannah, Asmanur and Hasibuan, Ratna Sari and Fitri, Rini (2023) Water holding capacity and soil organic carbon in teak (Tectona grandis Linn. F) agroforestry. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management (Malaysia), 18 (7). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2672-7226

Agroforestry is typically used to environmentally and economically optimize and efficiently use land through the diversification of commodities over time in the same field. The research objective was to assess the water-holding capacity and soil organic carbon content of land used to cultivate teak trees. This study surveyed Teak Monoculture (TM) sites aged 11 years as well as those teak that were combined with three types agroforestry – Teak-arrowroot (TA), Teak-taro (TT), Teak-cassava (TC) for each age 7 years, and 2 types of monocultures – Maize Monoculture (MM) and Paitan Elephant Grass (G). Observations on each land type, measuring 20 m by 20 m, were replicated thrice. The results showed that Teak Monoculture (TM) has the lowest soil bulk density, which is accompanied by an increase in water holding capacity. The TM land was the best with the lowest bulk density, soil porosity, field capacity water content and the highest water holding capacity, significantly different from the Teak-cassava (TC). The highest total biomass and C-biomass in monoculture teak was 440.45 Mg ha-¹ and 202.60 Mg ha¹, which are significantly different from teak produced on other land types. Soil organic carbon content decreased according to soil depth except for Teak-arrowroot agroforestry and Teak Monoculture.

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Abstract

Agroforestry is typically used to environmentally and economically optimize and efficiently use land through the diversification of commodities over time in the same field. The research objective was to assess the water-holding capacity and soil organic carbon content of land used to cultivate teak trees. This study surveyed Teak Monoculture (TM) sites aged 11 years as well as those teak that were combined with three types agroforestry – Teak-arrowroot (TA), Teak-taro (TT), Teak-cassava (TC) for each age 7 years, and 2 types of monocultures – Maize Monoculture (MM) and Paitan Elephant Grass (G). Observations on each land type, measuring 20 m by 20 m, were replicated thrice. The results showed that Teak Monoculture (TM) has the lowest soil bulk density, which is accompanied by an increase in water holding capacity. The TM land was the best with the lowest bulk density, soil porosity, field capacity water content and the highest water holding capacity, significantly different from the Teak-cassava (TC). The highest total biomass and C-biomass in monoculture teak was 440.45 Mg ha-¹ and 202.60 Mg ha¹, which are significantly different from teak produced on other land types. Soil organic carbon content decreased according to soil depth except for Teak-arrowroot agroforestry and Teak Monoculture.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	agroforestry
AGROVOC Term:	Tectona grandis
AGROVOC Term:	soil organic carbon
AGROVOC Term:	water holding capacity
AGROVOC Term:	soil properties
AGROVOC Term:	sampling
AGROVOC Term:	data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	forest soils
AGROVOC Term:	soil fertility
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable forestry
Geographical Term:	Indonesia
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2025 04:29
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2025 04:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1571

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