Determination Of Water Condition in Peat Soil Through Electrical Conductivity Value on Palm Oil Plantation Agriculture Area in West Kalimantan Region Aldi Rijaldi
UPI
Abstract
Groundwater is a very important component in the hydrological cycle, and is a very important source and its existence is not affected by the evaporation process that occurs at the surface of the soil. Through measurement of the value of EC (Electrical Conductivity) using a conductivity meter by separating soil samples from a depth of 600 cm to 50 cm. Then measure the water content and C-Organic content by gravimetric method. Obtained parameter values such as EC values at depths of 0-400 cm (layer A) have a range of values of (0.2-0.11) dS m-1. Then at a depth of 401-550 cm (layer B) has a range of values of (0.04-0.13) dS m-1 and the last at a depth of 551-600 cm has a range of EC values of (0.7- 0.23) dS m-1. Then the C-Organic content values obtained for layer A are 37.50%, layer B 47.01% and layer C 6.85%. From the parameters measured namely the water content and C-Organic content have values that fluctuate based on the layer, but if the value of water content is high the value of C-Organic content will also be high. It can be said that the water content and C-Organic content are linear but inversely proportional to the EC value.
Keywords: Peat soil, water content, organic content
