Environmentally friendly bioameliorant to increase soil fertility and rice (Oryza sativa) production

Abstract Soil nutrients can be reduced because of global climate change. This is because climate change causes high rainfall intensity and a prolonged dry season. Efforts to overcome this are fertilized using bioameliorants so that soil nutrients remain available for plants. Observations have been made from May to August 2018 at the JAMTANI Field Laboratory. The study used a factorial randomized block design with three replications. The first factor was a bioameliorant (P1 = goat manure 10 tons ha−1; P2 = goat manure 10 tons ha−1 + Azolla pinnata 10 tons ha−1; P3 = goat manure 10 tons ha−1 + Sesbania rostrata 2 tons ha−1; dan P4 = goat manure 10 tons ha−1 + A. pinnata 5 tons ha−1 + S. rostrata 1 tons ha−1) and the second factor was rice varieties (Ciherang and Mendawak). The application of bioameliorant increased C-organic of soil by 9.04% to 20.41% and soil nitrogen by 11.76% to 38.24%. The addition of bioameliorant did not cause differences in the weight of the plant between the Mendawak variety (61.34 g) and the Ciherang variety (56.96 g). The most efficient addition of bioameliorant is P3 (goat manure 10 tons ha−1 + S. rostrata 2 tons ha−1) with nutrient uptake efficiency value reaching 5.77%. The use of bioameliorant is expected to be able to substitute the use of inorganic fertilizers and increase rice production.