Open AccessMinerals of parent material as an indicator of soil fertility
Author(s) -
Kainat Nasir,
Muhammad Jayadi,
Asmita Ahmad
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/807/4/042007
Subject(s) - soil fertility , nutrient , mineral , weathering , environmental science , plagioclase , agronomy , mineralogy , soil water , chemistry , geology , soil science , geochemistry , quartz , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry
Soil fertility is the ability of the soil to provide nutrients. Most of the nutrients in the soil come from mineral weathering. The higher of an easily weathered mineral is in line with soil fertility. This research aims to study soil fertility rates based on the mineral content in West Sinjai Sub-district. The methods used in this study are thin sections to identify minerals in the parent material using a polarizing microscope, calculate mineral presentation and nutrient potency classification with the presentation of mineral content minus the presentation of quartz content. The dominant mineral content found is pyroxene, amphibole, and plagioclase that resulted from the andesitic parent material. Soil fertility potential in West Sinjai based on nutrient-carrying minerals is in the range of 80-100% with good criteria. Potential nutrients contained in minerals are already available for plants.