Abstract
Land expansion to meet productivity is often carried out without further consideration or study of the condition of the land. Insufficient soil quality leads to a decline in plant productivity. This research examines the soil conditions on sugar cane plantations in Takalar, Indonesia. We partitioned a single hectare of land into nine distinct observation plots to assess and compare the homogeneity of soil conditions and plant growth within each plot. In this study, we measured the organic carbon and the physical properties of the soil (bulk density and soil permeability), which are the main characteristics that reflect soil conditions in an area. Plant growth parameters such as the number of sugarcane tillers, height, and diameter were measured to compare growth in each plant plot. The research findings indicated that low organic C content values signified a lack of nutrient availability in the soil due to low soil permeability, resulting in a 50% reduction in production. These findings validated the shallow and marginal soil conditions. While soil processing demonstrated a capacity to decrease bulk density at depths of 15–30 cm, it proved ineffective in enhancing soil permeability. Post-tillage, the soil permeability rate at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depths declined, leading to compromised plant growth. Sugarcane plants in Takalar exhibited below-average growth with insufficient plant height (below 200 cm), stem diameter (less than 3 cm), and a low stem count per meter at the initial growth stage. Low organic C content values indicated a lack of nutrient availability in the soil due to low soil permeability, resulting in a 50% reduction in production. This research can be a reference for further research regarding improving soil quality and plant productivity.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Poor nutrient availability associated with low soil permeability coincided with a 50% production reduction.
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t0“sugarcane”
e1“low organic C content values signified a lack of nutrient availability in the soil due to low soil permeability, resulting in a 50% reduction in production”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil processing reduced bulk density at 15–30 cm depth.
- Taxon
- sugarcanet0
- Treatment
- soil processinge1
- Outcome
- bulk densitye1
- Direction
- decreasee1
- Qualifier
- 15–30 cme1
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t0“sugarcane”
e1“soil processing demonstrated a capacity to decrease bulk density at depths of 15–30 cm”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil processing did not improve permeability.
- Taxon
- sugarcanet0
- Treatment
- soil processinge0
- Outcome
- soil permeabilitye1
- Direction
- ineffective in enhancinge1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“sugarcane”
e0“soil processing demonstrated a capacity to decrease bulk density at depths of 15–30 cm”
e1“it proved ineffective in enhancing soil permeability”
Claim · model-written summary
After tillage, soil permeability declined at both sampled depths.
- Taxon
- sugarcanet0
- Treatment
- tillagee1
- Outcome
- soil permeability ratee1
- Direction
- declinede1
- Qualifier
- 0–15 and 15–30 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“sugarcane”
e1“Post-tillage, the soil permeability rate at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depths declined, leading to compromised plant growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Post-tillage permeability decline compromised plant growth.
Verbatim
t0“sugarcane”
e1“soil permeability rate at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depths declined, leading to compromised plant growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Takalar sugarcane had below-average growth.
Verbatim
t0“sugarcane”
e1“Sugarcane plants in Takalar exhibited below-average growth with insufficient plant height (below 200 cm), stem diameter (less than 3 cm), and a low stem count per meter at the initial growth stage”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant height was below 200 cm.
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t0“sugarcane”
e1“plant height (below 200 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem diameter was less than 3 cm.
Verbatim
t0“sugarcane”
e1“stem diameter (less than 3 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem count per meter was low at the initial growth stage.
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t0“sugarcane”
e1“a low stem count per meter at the initial growth stage”