Jurnal Rekayasa Pangan dan Pertanian
Vol 1, No 2 (2013): Jurnal Rekayasa Pangan dan Pertanian

Evaluation of Erosion Rate With Small Plots and USLE Methods on Ultisol Soil Slope With Sweet Potato Plants in North Tapanuli Siborongborong

Devi Yundri Barus (Program Studi Keteknikan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian USU)
Sumono Sumono (Program Studi Keteknikan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian USU)
Lukman Adlin Harahap (Program Studi Keteknikan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian USU)
Edi Susanto (Program Studi Keteknikan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian USU)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Apr 2013

Abstract

Agricultural cultivation, particularly food crops grown on sloping land without conservation  water and soil measures have a high erosion potential. This study was aimed to measure the erosion by determining the rate of allowable erosion  and erosion hazard level on Ultisol soil using Sweet potato intercropping with plant with slope of 9%, 21%  and 32 % that small plots and USLE methods in July-October 2012 in the Siborongborong District. The results showed the amount of erosion  using small plots for slope of  9 %, 21 % and 32 % were respectively of 0.26 tons ha-1 year-1, 0,40 tons ha-1 year-1 and 0,54 tons ha-1 year-1 respectively with low erosion hazard level category. USLE method based on 12 years of rainfall data for the slope of 9 %, 21 % and 32 %, were 42,49 tons ha-1 year-1 , 165,31 tons ha-1 year-1 and 351,35 tons ha-1 year-1 respectively with moderate to very high erosion hazard level category. USLE method based on the rainfall data 4 months  the study period for slope of 9 %, 21%, and 32 % respectively by 0,75 tons ha-1 year-1 , 2,90 tons ha-1 year-1 , and 6,09 of tons/(ha. year) with low Erosion Hazard Level category and the magnitude of the erosion rate allowed was 17.17 tons ha-1 year-1 or equal to 17,17 mm year-1. Key words: Erosion, Ultisol Soil, Sweet potato plant, Siborongborong.

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Journal Info

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jrpp

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Engineering

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Jurnal Rekayasa Pangan dan Pertanian merupakan media untuk publikasi tulisan asli berkaitan dengan teknologi pangan dan keteknikan pertanian secara luas, yang diterbitkan atas kerjasama antara Program Studi Ilmu dan Teknologi Pangan dan Program Studi Keteknikan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian ...