CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL IN PEPPER PLANTING AREA (PIPER NIGRUM L.) IN EAST LUWU REGENCY Asrida 1,3, C Lopulisa 2,3, and Rismaneswati 3
1Soil Science Departement, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia
2 Soil Science Departement, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia
3 Soil Science Departement, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract. Luwu Timur is one of the districts within the administrative sphere of South Sulawesi Province which has an area of 6,944.88 Km2 which has natural conditions and geogrfasis state that supports in the cultivation of pepper commodity. To support the quality and maintain the stability of pepper production, then the first step to be considered is to pay attention to the good soil type for overgrown pepper plants. This research aims to classify the land of pepper plantation areas in East Luwu. This research was conducted in Luwu Regency precisely in Burau, Mangkutana and Towuti sub-districts. Sampling using deductive methods with soil classification method is based on soil ation (2014) according to usda. . Analysis of the physical and chemical morphological properties of soil including soil color, structure, texture, bulk density, C-organic, KTK and bases can be exchanged. Soil mineral analysis using the Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) method. The results showed that the types of soil in the pepper-planting area found in Burau sub-district are Palehumults and Hapludults. In Mangkutana sub-districts are Hapludults, Ultisol and Typic Rhodudults. In Towuti sub-district, Rhodic Hapludox and Rhodic Paleudults