Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency

Soil degradation is often indicated by reduced land productivity, which affects soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of compost and biochar fertilizer serves as an alternative method for improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil. This study was conduc...

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Main Authors: Febri Arif Cahyo Wibowo, Dea Alkornea, Mochamad Chanan
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Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2025-05-01
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author Febri Arif Cahyo Wibowo
Dea Alkornea
Mochamad Chanan
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description Soil degradation is often indicated by reduced land productivity, which affects soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of compost and biochar fertilizer serves as an alternative method for improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil. This study was conducted to determine the effect of applying compost and biochar to the soil on its physical and chemical properties. The research was conducted in Tambakrejo Village, Sumbermanjing Wetan, South Malang. The study employed a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments: control (P0), 15 kg of compost and 5 kg of biochar (P1B3), 10 kg of compost and 10 kg of biochar (P2B2), and 5 kg of compost and 15 kg of biochar (P3B1). The results indicated that the most effective application of compost and biochar in improving bulk density, soil temperature, Corganic, and available P content of the soil was the P3B1 treatment. The composition of compost and biochar P2B2 was found to increase soil pH. Additionally, the composition of P1B3 increased soil moisture, total N, and total K. Based on the results, the application of compost and biochar can reduce soil bulk density, improve soil temperature, pH, and moisture, as well as increase soil Corganic and NPK content. 
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spelling doaj-art-26878cc7ed2643e19fb63e4f8aae43ec2025-08-20T03:11:53ZengBogor Agricultural UniversityJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management2086-46392460-58242025-05-0115310.29244/jpsl.15.3.435Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang RegencyFebri Arif Cahyo Wibowo0Dea Alkornea1Mochamad Chanan2Forestry Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, Muhammadiyah Malang University, Malang, 65144, IndonesiaForestry Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, Muhammadiyah Malang University, Malang, 65144, IndonesiaForestry Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, Muhammadiyah Malang University, Malang, 65144, Indonesia Soil degradation is often indicated by reduced land productivity, which affects soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of compost and biochar fertilizer serves as an alternative method for improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil. This study was conducted to determine the effect of applying compost and biochar to the soil on its physical and chemical properties. The research was conducted in Tambakrejo Village, Sumbermanjing Wetan, South Malang. The study employed a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments: control (P0), 15 kg of compost and 5 kg of biochar (P1B3), 10 kg of compost and 10 kg of biochar (P2B2), and 5 kg of compost and 15 kg of biochar (P3B1). The results indicated that the most effective application of compost and biochar in improving bulk density, soil temperature, Corganic, and available P content of the soil was the P3B1 treatment. The composition of compost and biochar P2B2 was found to increase soil pH. Additionally, the composition of P1B3 increased soil moisture, total N, and total K. Based on the results, the application of compost and biochar can reduce soil bulk density, improve soil temperature, pH, and moisture, as well as increase soil Corganic and NPK content.  https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/51308CompostBiocharPhysicalChemicalSoil
spellingShingle Febri Arif Cahyo Wibowo
Dea Alkornea
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Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Compost
Biochar
Physical
Chemical
Soil
title Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
title_full Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
title_fullStr Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
title_full_unstemmed Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
title_short Conservation of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties by Application of Compost and Biochar in Tambakrejo Village, Malang Regency
title_sort conservation of soil physical and chemical properties by application of compost and biochar in tambakrejo village malang regency
topic Compost
Biochar
Physical
Chemical
Soil
url https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/51308
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