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163<br />

Chairunas<br />

DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOYBEAN IN<br />

TSUNAMI-AFFECTED LOWLANDS IN THE PROVINCE<br />

OF NANGGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM<br />

Chairunas<br />

Assesment Institute for Agricultural Technology NAD<br />

Abstrack<br />

Low productivity of secondary crops (soybean) following the tsunami<br />

disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province was due to the<br />

combined effects of high soil salinity, low soil organic matter, poor<br />

crop nutrition, and either waterlogging due to poor drainage or<br />

moisture stress in lighter soils deficient in organic matter. In an effort<br />

to increase soybean production on tsunami-affected lowland area in<br />

NAD, BPTP conducted field trials and demonstration plots on peanut<br />

and soybean crops in Pidie, Aceh Barat, Bireuen, and Aceh Besar<br />

Districts.<br />

Field activities included Application of organic fertiliser, Rhizobium<br />

inoculant and new varieties in soybean production on rainfed lowland<br />

at Baro Village, Pidie District, 2007. Introduction of the large-seeded<br />

variety Anjasmoro increased grain yield by more than 50% compared<br />

to the current local variety<br />

Based on the results of initial field trials and demonstration plots for<br />

soybean on tsunami-affected land, it is concluded that in most cases<br />

the application of organic matter improved soil fertility, structure and<br />

moisture retention and led to increases in soybean yields. Access to<br />

new varieties also improved yields in some cases. Further analysis is<br />

needed to determine the optimum rates and combinations of organic<br />

and inorganic fertiliser for yield (ie. ‘economic yield’). The concept of<br />

Site Specific Nutrient Management as used for rice could be adapted<br />

for soybean on various soil types in Aceh province.<br />

Key words: soybean productivities, tsunami effecred soil, organic<br />

fertilizer<br />

INRODUCTION<br />

The province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) was previously<br />

one of the principal areas of production of soybean in Indonesia. The<br />

area planted to soybean in Aceh declined from 180,600 ha in 1992 to<br />

only 13,105 ha in 2006. (BPS 2007) Total production of soybean<br />

dropped significantly prior to the 2004 tsunami, primarily due to the<br />

influence of the civil conflict in Aceh. The 2004 tsunami further<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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