Open AccessThe potential of ameliorants to mitigate carbon dioxide emission from oil palm plantation on peat soil
Author(s) -
Helena Lina Susilawati,
Jon Hendri,
Prihasto Setyanto
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/724/1/012067
Subject(s) - peat , environmental science , greenhouse gas , palm oil , carbon dioxide , compost , soil carbon , soil fertility , agronomy , agroforestry , soil water , soil science , chemistry , geography , geology , oceanography , archaeology , organic chemistry , biology
The development of oil palm plantations on peatlands leads to the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Soil amelioration can improve the fertility of peat soil because consists of polyvalent cations that overcome the negative effect of high-level organic acid as well as reduce GHG emissions. This study aimed to observe the effectiveness of soil amelioration for reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission from oil palm plantations on peat soil. The study was carried out on smallholder oil palm at Kumpeh, Muara Jambi District, Jambi Province. The study was arranged with six treatments and four replications of a Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD). The treatments were control, manure, compost of empty fruit bunch, lateritic soil, pugam (peat fertilizer) type A and type T. The results showed that ameliorants could reduce CO 2 emission by approximately 1.7 – 34.4% compare to control except program T. The lowest CO 2 emission was produced during 5-7 weeks after the first application of ameliorants. The soil ameliorants should be added every 4 months to control the CO 2 emissions from peat soil. Long term observation is needed to more explore the potential of ameliorants to reduce CO 2 emission from oil palm plantation in peat soil.