Open AccessExploration of agricultural waste as biochar to increase soil fertility of udipsamments in Jember district
Author(s) -
Sugiyarto,
Abdurrahman Salim,
Refa Firgiyanto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/672/1/012092
Subject(s) - biochar , agriculture , slash and char , environmental science , soil fertility , agricultural land , raw material , amendment , waste management , agroforestry , pyrolysis , soil water , engineering , chemistry , geography , soil science , archaeology , organic chemistry , political science , law
The problem in agricultural production activities that have been found in Jember district is the existence of agricultural land function experts with characteristics of productive land with good irrigation channels for various uses. Therefore, it is necessary to use marginal lands for agricultural extension activities, for example by utilizing coastal land with the Udipsamments soil type which has various eradicating factors for agricultural cultivation through the provision of soil amendment material in the form of biochar by utilizing agricultural waste. The purpose of this research is to obtain biochar raw material with high absorption power to store nutrients and a place to develop microorganisms; know the physical and chemical properties of biochar from agricultural waste. This research activity will be carried out from May to November 2020. This research activity begins by looking for agricultural waste that has the potential to be used as a biochar material. Through the pyrolysis process, selected agricultural waste is processed into biochar and then tested for its physical and chemical properties. The analysis results show that the selected agricultural waste can be used as biochar with sufficient quality as an ameliorant for Udipsamment soil.