PROPER : Jurnal Penelitian Pertanian Terapan

Land Suitability Analysis in Gapoktan Wiji Aji Bumi, Pendem Village, Junrejo District, Batu City

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Land suitability analysis plays an important role by providing information to decision makers regarding the opportunities and constraints associated with a particular land use by considering land properties, physiographic data and specific user needs. This research aims to evaluate the suitability of land for agricultural cultivation in Gapoktan Wiji Aji Bumi, Pendem Village, Junrejo District, Batu City. Soil sampling was carried out in the field using the stratified sampling (StS) method. Analysis is carried out by looking at local descriptions, general descriptions, soil profile descriptions and soil chemical tests. Assessments were carried out on chili, corn, rice and orange plants using composite soil samples to a depth of 40cm and 80 cm. The practical results show that chilies have 1 suitability class, namely N (Not Suitable), corn has 1 suitability class, namely N (Not Suitable), rice has 1 suitability class, namely S2 (Moderately Suitable) and oranges have 1 suitability class, namely N (Not Suitable).

Design, Construction and Evaluation Smart Dryer Cocoa Bean Portable: IoT Sensors and Automatic Control for Cocoa Bean Quality

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:11:34 +0000

The cocoa bean drying process is one of the crucial stages in cocoa production, and determined by climate conditions. Cocoa farmers, using traditional drying methods, are now facing new challenges due to climate change. Changing weather patterns, such as increased rainfall and higher temperatures, have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the cocoa bean drying process. The Smart Dryer Cocoa Bean Portable is a cocoa bean drying device designed to provide optimal drying results with the latest technology. This device has a compact size of 122 × 148 cm, it easy to move and use in various locations. Included with IoT sensors, the Smart Dryer can monitor and regulate temperature and humidity automatically, ensuring that the cocoa bean drying process runs efficiently and with high quality. Users can access drying data in real-time via a mobile application, it easy to monitor and control remotely. The evaluation results of the Smart Dryer Cocoa Bean Portable produced a moisture content of cocoa bean 7.3% after 16 hours with a final bean weight loss of 60%. With the Smart Dryer Cocoa Bean Portable, the cocoa bean drying process becomes faster, more efficient, and more consistent

Growth and Yield Response of Mustard Greens (Brassica juncea L.) to Various Types of Manures

Anwar K., Trisnawaty AR, Fenny Hasanuddin — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:19:38 +0000

Utilization of livestock waste as organic fertilizer can fertilize agricultural land. Various types of organic
fertilizers have different nutritional content. The use of organic manure such as chicken, cow, goat and compost
manure is one alternative to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers. However, this organic fertilizer has not been
widely utilized by farmers, especially in Sidrap Regency. This study aims to evaluate the effect of various types
of organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of mustard greens. This research was conducted in the
Muhammadiyah Rappang reformatory farm, Pancarijang District, Sidrap Regency, which was carried out from
June to July 2024. This study used a Copletely Randomized Block Design (RCBD), which consisted of Organic
Fertilizer treatments respectively Chicken Manure Fertilizer, Cow Manure Fertilizer, Goat Manure Fertilizer,
and Compost Fertilizer at a dose of 1 kg/polybag and No organic fertilizer as control. Each treatment was
repeated 3 times so that there were 15 observation units. Observation data were then analyzed using variance
analysis (Anova), then the data were tested with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) with a test level of 1%.
The results showed that the application of organic fertilizer chicken manure as much as 1 kg per polybag gave
the best response to the growth of plant height, number of leaves, length and width of leaves and fresh weight
of plants.