Application of nanoparticle of rock phosphate and biofertilizer in increasing some soil chemical characteristics of variable charge soil

• Main Authors: Devnita, Rina, Joy, Benny, Arifin, Mahfud, Hudaya, Ridha, Oktaviani, Nurul
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Design of experiments; Nanoparticles; Organic chemistry; Retention; Rock phosphate; Soil chemistry; Weight
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/1.5021220

Soils in Indonesia are dominated by variable charge soils where the technology like fertilization did not give the same result as the soils with permanent charge. The objectives of this research is to increase some chemical characteristic of variable charge soils by using the high negative charge ameliorations like rock phosphate in nanoparticle combined with biofertilizer. The research used a complete randomized experimental design in factorial with two factors. The first factor was nanoparticle of rock phosphate consists of four doses on soil weight percentage (0%, 2.5%, 5.0% and 7.5%). The second factor was biofertilizer consisted of two doses (without biofertilizer and 1 g.kg−1 soil biofertilizer). The combination treatments replicated three times. Variable charge soil used was Andisol. Andisol and the treatments were incubated for 4 months. Soil samples were taken after one and four months during incubation period to be analyzed for P-retention, available P and potential P. The result showed that all combinations of rock phosphate and biofertilizer decreased the P-retention to 75-77% after one month. Independently, application of 7.5% of rock phosphate decreased P-retention to 87.22% after four months, increased available P (245.37 and 19.12 mg.kg−1) and potential P (1354.78 and 3000.99 mg/100) after one and four months. Independently, biofertilizer increased the P-retention to 91.66% after four months, decreased available P to 121.55 mg.kg−1 after one month but increased to 12.55 mg.kg−1 after four months, decreased potential P to 635.30 after one month but increased to 1810.40 mg.100 g−1 after four months.