Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture

Purpose: Utilization of waste oil palm empty fruit bunches as an ameliorant in the form of biochar enriched with chicken manure and urea fertilizer to increase the fertility of immature (seedling) oil palm planted on peat soil which has poor soil physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. M...

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Main Authors: Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami, Uray Suci Yulies Vitri Indrawati
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Published: OICC Press 2023-10-01
Series:International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
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description Purpose: Utilization of waste oil palm empty fruit bunches as an ameliorant in the form of biochar enriched with chicken manure and urea fertilizer to increase the fertility of immature (seedling) oil palm planted on peat soil which has poor soil physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Methods: Biochar material, namely empty fruit bunches, was subjected to conventional pyrolysis for 3, 4 and 5 hours at a temperature of 400°C. Then the biochar is weighed to get the desired proportion of biochar then sieved through a 60 mesh sieve.nd analyzed for pH, ash content, organic-C, total-N, total-P, total-K, as well as biochar functional groups using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and structural analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The implementation of the research consisted of 2 activities, namely 1) Planting oil palm seedlings in polybags by giving treatment according to the dose and 2) Chemical characterization of biochar, peat soil properties and growth and NPK uptake of oil palm seedlings. Results: Bs1 treatment: (Biochar oil palm empty fruit bunches: chicken manure:urea by (280g:555g:90g) increased plant height to 213%, 36% number of leaves, 49.7% soil total N, 16.2% available P, and 35% available K compared to control. Conclusion: Palm oil waste in the form of empty bunches of biochar, has special properties such as porous structure, relatively large surface area with various functional groups, hence it has the potential as an ameliorant to increase marginal soil fertility including peat and increase plant growth of oil palm seedlings. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT  ·       The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia is increasing, and the waste produced is increasing and has not been widely used. ·       Peat soil which has many physical and chemical constraints to cultivate requires ameliorant and fertilizer. ·       Empty fruit bunches biochar has special properties such as a porous structure, and a relatively large surface area with various functional groups, hence it has the potential as an ameliorant to increase the fertility of marginal soils including peat, and increase the growth and production of oil palm. ·       The biochar that was made of waste of oil palm fruit empty fruit bunches by pyrolysis combined with chicken manure and urea significantly improved the peat soil quality, plant growth, and NPK uptake of oil palm seeds.
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spelling doaj-art-8b49603ed0b942d9b030b473fc77e9952025-01-03T01:29:20ZengOICC PressInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152023-10-0113111110.57647/j.ijrowa.2024.1301.03272Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agricultureSri Nuryani Hidayah Utamihttps://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000Uray Suci Yulies Vitri Indrawatihttps://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000Purpose: Utilization of waste oil palm empty fruit bunches as an ameliorant in the form of biochar enriched with chicken manure and urea fertilizer to increase the fertility of immature (seedling) oil palm planted on peat soil which has poor soil physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Methods: Biochar material, namely empty fruit bunches, was subjected to conventional pyrolysis for 3, 4 and 5 hours at a temperature of 400°C. Then the biochar is weighed to get the desired proportion of biochar then sieved through a 60 mesh sieve.nd analyzed for pH, ash content, organic-C, total-N, total-P, total-K, as well as biochar functional groups using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and structural analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The implementation of the research consisted of 2 activities, namely 1) Planting oil palm seedlings in polybags by giving treatment according to the dose and 2) Chemical characterization of biochar, peat soil properties and growth and NPK uptake of oil palm seedlings. Results: Bs1 treatment: (Biochar oil palm empty fruit bunches: chicken manure:urea by (280g:555g:90g) increased plant height to 213%, 36% number of leaves, 49.7% soil total N, 16.2% available P, and 35% available K compared to control. Conclusion: Palm oil waste in the form of empty bunches of biochar, has special properties such as porous structure, relatively large surface area with various functional groups, hence it has the potential as an ameliorant to increase marginal soil fertility including peat and increase plant growth of oil palm seedlings. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT  ·       The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia is increasing, and the waste produced is increasing and has not been widely used. ·       Peat soil which has many physical and chemical constraints to cultivate requires ameliorant and fertilizer. ·       Empty fruit bunches biochar has special properties such as a porous structure, and a relatively large surface area with various functional groups, hence it has the potential as an ameliorant to increase the fertility of marginal soils including peat, and increase the growth and production of oil palm. ·       The biochar that was made of waste of oil palm fruit empty fruit bunches by pyrolysis combined with chicken manure and urea significantly improved the peat soil quality, plant growth, and NPK uptake of oil palm seeds.https://oiccpress.com/wp-content/uploads/private/IJROWA_Volume-13_Issue-1_03_Pages-1-11.pdf?sec=$P$BkOkqJR.NkNGAajsm.IQ/q/LhZHOdf/&auth=eyJmaWxlIjoiNmI4Y2VmMmY0NjgyM2NiNTlhYTdkMDgyMjc5OWQ3YjQ1NDFhZjc2MyIsInRpbWUiOjE3MjM0NDk2MzAsInBvc3QiOjY5NjQsImV4cGlyZXMiOi0xfQ=biocharchicken manuremarginal soiloil palm wastepeat
spellingShingle Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami
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Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
biochar
chicken manure
marginal soil
oil palm waste
peat
title Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
title_full Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
title_fullStr Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
title_full_unstemmed Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
title_short Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
title_sort oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture
topic biochar
chicken manure
marginal soil
oil palm waste
peat
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