Changes in some soil chemical properties in peatland after two years of fire in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan:

Arief Hartono; Omo Rusdiana; Heru Bagus  Pulunggono; Denis Muba Pandapotan  Simanihuruk; Ilham Saputra

doi:10.29244/jpsl.12.4.644-650

Arief Hartono, Omo Rusdiana, Heru Bagus Pulunggono, Denis Muba Pandapotan Simanihuruk, Ilham Saputra

https://doi.org/10.29244/jpsl.12.4.644-650

Issue
Vol. 12 No. 4 (2022): Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (JPSL)

Accepted
30 August 2022

Published
15 November 2022

Keywords:

soil pH, bulk density, C-organic, plant growth

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Abstract

Peatland fire that occurred in 2018 are located in Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan. The fire was claimed to cause the changes leading to peatland damage. The initial study based on samples collected in fire period reported that there were some changes of chemical properties leading to peatland damage. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of land fires on changes in some soil chemical properties after two years of fires. Soil samples of fired and unfired peatland were subjected to soil analyses. Soil analyses covered soil pH, organic carbon (C), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and bulk density (BD). The results showed that after two years of peatland fires did not affect the changes of peat soil pH, organic C, P, Ca, Mg, K, Cu, Zn, Mn and BD. One plot of fired peatland showed that the weight of frond and leaf area of oil palm grown on it was not statistically different from those of unfired peatland. The results suggested some chemical properties return to previous equilibrium due to high buffering capacity of peat soil.

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Authors

Arief Hartono

Department of Soil Science and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University

hartono@apps.ipb.ac.id (Primary Contact)

Omo Rusdiana

Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, IPB Darmaga Campus, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

Heru Bagus Pulunggono

a Department of Soil Science and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, IPB Darmaga Campus, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

Denis Muba Pandapotan Simanihuruk

Department of Soil Science and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, IPB Darmaga Campus, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

Ilham Saputra

Department of Soil Science and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, IPB Darmaga Campus, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

HartonoA., RusdianaO., PulunggonoH. B., SimanihurukD. M. P. and SaputraI. (2022) “Changes in some soil chemical properties in peatland after two years of fire in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan: Changes in some soil chemical properties in peatland”, Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management). Bogor, ID, 12(4), pp. 644-650. doi: 10.29244/jpsl.12.4.644-650.

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