IDENTIFICATION AND DETERMINATION OF LAND IN THE DISTRICT WEST SERAM

• Main Authors: Edwen D. Waas, Sheny Kaihatu, Yacob Ayal
• Format: Article
• Language: Indonesian
• Published: Universitas Janabadra 2016-07-01
• Series: Jurnal Pertanian Agros
• Subjects: identification; type of soil; Central Maluku
• Online Access: http://e-journal.janabadra.ac.id/index.php/JA/article/view/93/70

The study aimed to identify the lands in Central Maluku district, Maluku Province was held on August 2014. The research found six orders of ground lowered as much as eight suborder, 12 groups and 21 subgroups ground. Order of Entisol lowered three subgroup, namely Typic Sulfaquents, Haplic Sulfaquents, and Typic Udipsamments. Order of Inceptisol lowered nine subgroup, ie Sulfic Endoaquepts, Aeric Endoaquepts, Typic Endoaquepts, lithic Eutrudepts, Aquic Eutrudepts, Vertic Eutrudepts, Typic Eutrudepts, Aquic Dystrudepts, and Typic Dystrudepts. Order of Vertisols lowered one subgroup, ie Leptic Hapluderts. Order of Alfisols down two subgroup, namely Vertic Hapludalfs and Typic Hapludalfs. Order of Ultisols lowered four subgroup, namely Typic Kanhapludults, Typic Kandiudults, Inceptic Hapludults, and Typic Hapludults. Order of Oxisols down two subgroup, namely Typic Hapludox and Typic Eutrudox. In general, soils in the study area is the land has not been progressing and has solum soil horizon from shallow to deep. Soil color varies from brown to reddish yellow. Clay to sandy texture, consistency until sticky, the effective depth shallow to deep, and the pH of the soil very acidic to slightly alkaline. Landform circumstances flat to mountainous