The effect of biochar corn cobs and rice husks on the chemical properties of vertisol from Kupang Regency of East Nusa Tenggara

Masria*, Maria Klara Salli, Basry Yadi Tang, Magfira Syarifuddin

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Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of corn cobs and rice husk biochar on Vertisol chemical properties from Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This study used a completely randomized design with two factors and three replications. The first factor is the type of biochar which consists of biochar of corn cobs and rice husks. The second factor is the dose of biochar (% soil weight), consisting of 4 levels: 1.5%, 3%, 4.5%, and 6%, and incubated for two months. Chemical properties observed in this study included pH, C-organic, and soil cation exchange capacity (CEC). The results showed that giving biochar of corn cobs and rice husks did not significantly affect changes in soil chemical properties.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042026
JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume807
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021/07/15
Event3rd International Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculturein the Tropics, IC-FSSAT 2021 - Makassar City, Indonesia
Duration: 2021/01/082021/01/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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