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Soil fertility constraints and management to increase crop yields in the dryland farming systems of Aceh, Indonesia

Malem K. McLeod https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-5381 A C , S. Sufardi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6666-4315 B and S. Harden https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-2452 A
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A NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth Agricultural Institute, Tamworth NSW 2340, Australia.

B Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia.

C Corresponding author. Email: malem.mcleod@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Soil Research 59(1) 68-82 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR19324
Submitted: 8 November 2019  Accepted: 22 July 2020   Published: 28 August 2020

Abstract

In Aceh, Indonesia, low dryland crop yields entrench rural poverty. The lack of soil fertility information hinders the development of soil management programs to assist farmers to increase crop yield. This study identified soil-based constraints to production and management options to increase crop yield. We analysed 254 soil samples from 127 dryland cropping sites across Pidie, Bireuen, Aceh Besar and Aceh Barat districts for pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), base saturation (BS) and cation exchange capacity (CEC). The dominant soils were Entisols, Inceptisols and Ultisols, with some Andisols and Mollisols. Overall, the CEC range was 10–60 cmol(+) kg–1 and available P was 0.5–702 mg kg–1 but most had poor fertility: SOC < 20.0 g kg–1, total N < 2.0 g kg–1, low basic cations and BS < 40%. The Ultisols and some Entisols and Inceptisols were acidic, with aluminium saturation >20% and available P < 6.5 mg kg–1. To sustainably increase crop yield, we concluded that these soils need lime where acidic, fertilisers for nutrients and stable carbon-rich amendments for system stability. This dataset will guide future agricultural research and development programs in Aceh to improve farmer practices and food security.

Additional keywords: dryland crops, dryland rice, maize, mungbean, soybean, tropical soils.


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