Comparative Study Through Soil Fertility Analysis on Andosol, Latosol and Podsolik Soil Types in Bogor District

Abstract

Determination of the soil type had a significant effect on production. Therefore, type of selection and cropping land is factor that must be considered properly. This study aims to determine the level of nutrition fertility such as nutrient content found in several types of soil in Bogor regency. The types that will be analyzed are Andosol Soil, Latosol Soil, and Podsolic Soil. The parameters analyzed were water content, pH, organic carbon, total Nitrogen, available content of P₂O_5, potential content of P₂O₅, potential content of K₂O, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable cation, exchangeable acidity, and 3 fraction textures. The results of the analysis showed that the highest nutrient content in a row were Andosol soil, Latosol soil, and Podsolic soil. The nutrient content values ​​in Andosol soil have good content values ​​in the parameters of organic carbon, Nitrogen, available P₂O₅, potential P₂O₅, potential K₂O, and Exchangeable Cations in the K+, Na+, and Mg++ values. Latosol soil has good content values ​​in the parameters of available P₂O₅, potential P₂O₅, potential K₂O, and exchangeable cations in the K+ value. The content with good value found in Podzolic soil is only the P₂O₅ parameter available.

Keywords: Andosol, Latosol, Podsolic, soil fertility