Influence of Height Waterlogging on Soil Physical Properties of Potential and Actual Acid Sulphate Soils

Abstract

Water management is main factor that determines the successful of rice cultivation in acid sulphate soil. Soil waterlogging determines the direction and rate of chemical, geochemical and biological reaction in the soil, indirectly these reactions may influence to the changes of soil psycal properties during soil waterlogging process. The experiment was aimed to study the changes of two type of acid sulphate soils physical properties during rice straw decomposition processes. The research was conducted in the greenhouse consisting of the three treatment factors using the completely randomized design with three replications. The first factor was soil type: potential acid sulphate soil (PASS) and actual acid sulphate soil (AASS). The second factor was height of water waterlogging: 0.5-1.0 cm (muddy water–level condition) and 4.0 cm from above the soil surface (waterlogged). The third factor was organic matter type: rice straw (RS), purun tikus (Eleocharis dulcis) (PT) and mixed of RS and PT (MX). Soil physical properties such as aggregate stability, total soil porosity, soil permeability, soil particle density and bulk density were observed at the end of experiment (vegetative maximum stage). The results showed that acid sulphate soil type had large effect on soil physicl properties, soil waterlogging decreased aggregate stability, soil particle density and bulk density both of soil type.Keywords : Acid sulphate soils, soil physical properties, and waterlogging [How to Cite: Arifin F, A Susilawati and A Rachman. 2014. Influence of Height Waterlogging on Soil Physical Properties of Potential and Actual Acid Sulphate Soils. J Trop Soils 19(2): 77-83. Doi: 10.5400/jts.2014.19.2.77]

DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY FLOODS IN THREE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A VERTISOL SOIL IN THE EAST REGION OF CUBA, CULTIVATED WITH SUGARCANE (Saccharum spp.)

“…The porosity of a soil is inversely related to the soil bulk density, Li and Shao (2006) stated that soil bulk density was negatively correlated with total porosity, similar correlation of total soil porosity and bulk density have been showed by Fahmi et al (2014). The soil porosity is intimately related to soil permeability, increasing pore within soil particle increases soil permeability (Fahmi et al, 2014).…”

“…The changes in the soil's structure can be considered a diagnostic feature of the locally waterlogged chernozems (Tishchenko et al, 2013), but Fahmi et al (2014), showed that the soil waterlogging decreased aggregate stability, soil particle density and bulk density, but in not long waterlogging period, when studied the influence of height waterlogging on soil physical properties of potential and actual acid sulphate soils.…”

Drainmod Model Adaptation for Developing Recommendations Water Management in the Tertiary Block of Tidal Lowland Agriculture

“…This process would produce high soil acidity and increase the solubility of iron and aluminum content, which may be harmful to cropsreported by Koesrini et al (2014) that applying lime with 2.0 Mg ha -1 is still required for increasing pH in the soil. Added by Fahmi et al (2014), the lime application was efficient in combination with good land preparation through intensive soil leaching and intermittent waterlogging. It was also reported by Ar-Riza et al (2015) that the main problem is challenging to get fresh water for the leaching and flushing process.…”

“…One relatively less productive area is Sugihan Kanan, with a rice production level of fewer than 3 Mg.ha -1 , and most of its agricultural land had one planting index (Imanudin et al 2016). The soil is classified as acid sulfate soil, with high acidity and Alumunium content (Fahmi et al 2014). Aluminum toxicity has produced an alteration of biochemical and physiological reactions of plants and then to their crop productivity.…”

“…The key success for land management at tidal lowland areas is how to manage soil water level at elevation level required by crop's root zone (Imanudin et al 2010;Bakri et al 2015). According to Fahmi et al (2014), water status availability in the root zone is the main factor determining the thriving agriculture in acid sulfate soil. Rainwater was an essential water resource, mainly in acid sulfate soil.…”