Characteristics of soil physical properties based on soil profile depth in forest stands and upland farms in Andisols
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https://doi.org/10.25081/jaa.2025.v11.8870Keywords:
Soil physical properties, Forest stands, Upland farms, Soil profile depthAbstract
Information on the effect of forest stands and upland farms on soil physical properties is important for soil management. This study evaluated the effect of forest stands and upland farms on the physical properties of Andisols soils in the Mount-Merbabu National Park, Indonesia. A total of 108 soil samples were collected from each Pine, Acacia, Puspa (Schima noronhae Theaceae), Bintamin (Cupressus sp.), mixed, and upland farms at soil depths of 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-50, 50-70 and 70-100 cm with three replications at each depth. The results showed that the sand fraction was in the range of 40.7%-73.8%, the silt fraction was in the range of 21.2%-42.6%, and the clay fraction was in the range of 3.2%-9.9%. Soil permeability shows that the value decreases with soil depth and shows different rates between forest stands and upland farms. The highest permeability in forest stands is found in Puspa stands 0-10 cm depth (7.50 cm h-1) and 20-30 cm depth (14.36 cm h-1) in the upland farms, the lowest rate is found in Pine stands 70-100 cm depth (3.07 cm h-1) and 70-100 cm (1.23 cm h-1) in the upland farms. Porosity shows a decreasing value with soil depth where the highest porosity is found in mixed stands at a depth of 10-20 cm (66.17%) and the lowest porosity in Puspa stands at a depth of 70-100 cm (44.41%). Upland farms shows a higher sand fraction content (0-100 cm depth) than forest stands, and forest stands show a higher silt fraction content (0-100 cm depth). Puspa stands have higher permeability than other forest stands (0-10 cm depth).
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