A research was conducted to study the effect of nitrogen and potassium (NK) fertilizers and plant density on the growth and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. Antiquorum). The field experiment was carried out at Brawijaya University experimental field station located at Jatikerto, Malang, Indonesia. The experimental treatments consist of three plant density (18,000, 24,000 and 30,000 haG

Increase national maize production has not been followed by an increase in maize productivity per unit area because maize was grown on land that was not suitable with these land quality. This study aims to determine the land quality that control of local maize production. This research was conducted at the Gorontalo Regency. A total of 33 mapping units had been established containing data of soil properties, climate and terrain divided into land quality, as well as data of local maize production. A partial least square of structural equation models (PLS-SEM) analysis was used to determine the land quality and characteristics that control of local maize production through testing the validity and reliability of variables, as well as testing structural models. The results showed that the all manifest variables were valid and able to explain well the latent variables, except for texture, cation exchange capacity, and base saturation. Furthermore, the latent variables temperature, water availability, oxygen availability, nutrient retention, nutrients availability, sodicity, erosion hazard, flood hazard, and land preparation used has good composite reliability and high reliability because of the composite reliability and alpha cronbach >0.6, except for rooting media. Land quality that control of the local maize production were the oxygen availability (X1), rooting media (X2), nutrient retention (X3), nutrients availability (X4), erosion hazard (X5), and land preparation (X6) with the best equation: Y = 1.805 + 0.276X1 + 0.303X2 + 0.353X3 + 0.346X4 -0.337X5 -0.303X6. The land characteristics that control of the local maize production were drainage (X1), coarse material (X2), effective depth (X3), pH KCl (X4), C-organic (X5), total N (X6), available K (X7), slope (X8), soil erosion (X9), surface rock (X10) and rock outcrop (X11) with the best equation: Y = 2.447 + 0.187X1 -0.212X2 + 0.153X3 + 0.349X4 + 0.166X5 + 0.169X6 + 0.313X7 -0.352X8 -0.230X9 -0.237X10 -0.187X11.

Malang Regency has a large area of dry land and currently being developed as a center for food crops, especially corn. Corn production in Malang Regency has not provided high productivity, one of which is in Wagir Regency. This study aims to determine the actual land suitability class, determine the characteristics of the land that affects the productivity of corn, determine the actual productivity class of corn, and develop new land suitability criteria using the boundary line method. This research was conducted in May - September 2019 in Wagir District, Malang, using a physiographic survey method based on the Land Mapping Unit. Soil samples were taken at a depth of 0-120 cm (minipit and drilling) at each observation points (42 points) and analyzed in the laboratory (texture, pH, CEC, C-Organic, BS, N-total, P2O5, Potassium, Ca, Mg, and Na). The determination of land suitability class is carried out using the SPKL (Sistem penilaian kesesuaian lahan) application and the modification of the criteria is carried out using the boundary line method. The results of the land suitability evaluation according to the criteria of Ritung et al. (2011) in Wagir District, Malang Regency, included in class S3 and N, with limiting factors in rainfall, Base Saturation, pH, C-Organic, N-total, P2O5, Potassium, slope and erosion hazard. Stepwise analysis result showed that slope and air temperature determined corn productivity in research area. Boundary lines analysis gave results that modified suitability classified as S3 and N which is the same category as actual suitability classes.

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This paper aims to describe recent tourism activity in Pampang villages and promote indigenous knowledge-based agrotourism in the Dayak Kenyah community in Pampang Village, Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The study found that Dayak culture is the main attraction for tourism in Pampang villages. Agricultural activity by the local people involves indigenous knowledge, but this has not been involved in the village tourism program development. The indigenous culture in farming has the potential of being introduced in tourism. Indigenous knowledge will contribute to the uniqueness, authenticity, and sustainability of agrotourism in the Dayak community. Some crucial problems related to this indigenous knowledge-based agrotourism in the Dayak Kenyah include lack of human resources and stakeholders' support. Systematic program planning to improve human resources should be able to increase knowledge, skills, and local capacity.

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Limestone materials in Wonosari formation produces karst landform through the karstification processes. The different type of karst landform can affect soil morphology and soil classification. This research was conducted in Gedangan District, Malang Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. Soil morphology identified at 54 minipits to know the range of soil characteristics, continued with detailed survey on 6 typical pedons to detailed soil classification. Soil samples were taken at each horizon for analyses of soil physical and chemical properties. Soil morphology at study area has very dark brown (7.5YR2.5/2) to yellowish brown (10YR5/8) soil colours, silty clay loam to silty clay textures, subangular blocky, fine, weak to moderate structures, very friable to very firm, sticky to very sticky, slightly plastic to plastic consistencies. There are no rock fragments at hilly and valley karst and shallow soil depth in hilly than in valley karst. Soil classification differs at each sub landform, i.e. top hilly karst is classified as Lithic hapludolls,

Ten representative pedons from the Bulia micro watershed of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, were characterized and classified to determine its land quality (LQ) class. Angular blocky, sticky, plastic consistencies and a hard consistency prevailed in the soil structure. In the alluvial plains the soil texture is dominated by the clay fraction, while in the hills and volcanic mountains the sand fraction is dominated. The soils in the Bulia micro watershed also have acid to neutral reaction, with the range of very low to high OC (organic carbon) levels, the reserve of exchangeable bases was dominated by Ca2+ in two series patterns, namely: Ca2+ > Mg+ > Na+ > K+ and Ca2+ > Na+ > Mg+ > K+, cation exchange capacity (CEC) ranged from low to very high, and the base saturation varied from moderate to very high. The alluvial plain is represented by Inceptisol in P1 and Typic Humustepts (P7), also by Oxic Humustepts (P3), then Mollisol on P4 (Typic Argiudolls) and Typic Haplustolls (P6), Alfisol on P5 (Typic Paleustalfs). Entisol on P2 (Typic Ustipsamments) was found in volcanic mountains and P9 (Typic Paleustolls) P8 (Ultic Paleustalfs), P10 (Inceptic Haplustalfs) are typical of volcanic hills. On the alluvial plains the land was categorized as the LQ class II, III and IV, the volcanic mountains were the LQ class IV, while the land on the volcanic hills was categorized as the LQ class VI. River bank erosion on the land river terraces can be held by the manufacture of gabions, talud, cliff reinforcement plants and terraces. The soil temperatures and high clay content can be regulated by mulching and organic materials.