Application of Empty Fruit Bunches of Oil Palm and Indigofera zollingeriana for Conservation of Oil Palm Plantation

Authors

  • Saijo Saijo Agrotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Muhammadiyah University of Palangkaraya, Jl. RTA Milono, Langkai, Kec. Pahandut, Kota Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah 73111
  • Sudradjat Sudradjat Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Jl. Raya Dramaga, Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, 16680 West Java
  • Sudirman Yahya Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Jl. Raya Dramaga, Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, 16680 West Java
  • Yayat Hidayat Department of Soil and Land Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Jl. Raya Dramaga, Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, 16680 West Java
  • Pienyani Rosawanti Agrotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Muhammadiyah University of Palangkaraya, Jl. RTA Milono, Langkai, Kec. Pahandut, Kota Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah 73111

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18196/pt.v10i2.15467

Keywords:

Carbon stock, Indigofera zollingeriana, Microorganisms

Abstract

Oil palm empty fruit bunches are materials used as organic fertilizers that can be applied to oil palm plantations, thereby reducing the use of inorganic fertilizers. Indigofera zollingeriana is an appropriate alternative as an interplant because of its high branch and leaf development. Functions as a ground cover and a supplier of carbon stocks naturally plays a role in water and soil conservation. This study aims to determine the effect of oil palm empty fruit bunches and I. zollingeriana on land improvement to support oil palm growth and production. Variables observed included changes in soil water content, soil microorganism activity, and carbon stock. The results showed that the soil planted with I. zollingeriana and given the empty fruit bunches of oil palm had a higher soil moisture content. The highest soil carbon stock, oil palm carbon stock, and vegetation carbon stock were 81.6 t ha-1, 36.60 t ha-1, and 1.89 t ha-1, respectively. The population and activity of microorganisms varies. The highest total microorganisms were treated with I. zollingeriana and oil palm EFB 105 (10⁵CFU g-1), while the lowest was 60 (10⁵CFU g-1). Planting I. zollingeriana and providing oil palm empty fruit bunches increased groundwater reserves by 36.71%.

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