Abstract
The study aims to analyze the differences in the development of corn cultivation in peat soils between no-burning and traditional methods or with burning in Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya District. The fact that currently clearing forests is still using burning on agricultural land in general and especially on peat soil that is feared to experience underground burning is difficult to overcome and cause many losses. The development of corn on land without burning on peat soil is a solution for the community in maintaining ecosystem sustainability. The explanatory research is directed at testing hypotheses and following research objectives. Data collection by interview and questionnaire to 60 respondents were corn farmers on peat soil. The average difference test is used in explaining the difference in yield between the two methods of planting on peat soil. The results found that there were significant differences in the application of corn cultivation on peat soil without burning compared to the traditional method on the variables fertilizer, pesticide, business costs, and yields. In contrast, the planting area variable had no significant difference.
Highlights
Peat soil is land that originates from peat formation and the vegetation above it, formed in areas with low topography, high rainfall or in areas where the temperature is very low
The formulation of the research hypothesis is as follows: (H1) there are significant differences in results between the development of maize on peat soil with the method without burning and traditional methods in Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya District, and (H0) there are no significant differences in results between the development of maize on peat soil with the method without burning and traditional methods in Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya District
Based on the results of interviews which is a method of collecting data, that the characteristics of respondents are 96.6% married, 68.3% are male farmers, 40% are aged between 31-40 years and 25% are aged between 41-50 years, while 48.3% have worked as farmers for more than 10 years and 28.3% have been farming between 5-10 years
Summary
Peat soil is land that originates from peat formation and the vegetation above it, formed in areas with low topography, high rainfall or in areas where the temperature is very low. Land clearing using mulcher or bio-harvester, use of sludge, use of biochar and others is a good alternative, but the tool is still relatively expensive (Turjaman and Hidayat 2017) Another alternative developed by farmers in Kubu Raya District, especially in Rasau Jaya District, is to open new land on peat soils using the non-burning method (slash and slash method, spraying herbicides, soil rotary and liming and spreading compost and planting). One strategy is the development of corn planting on peat soil without burning (Jawad et al 2015; Mawardi 2019) Based on this background, the problem in this study is to analyze the differences in the development of corn, especially the opening of new land on peat soil by the method of non-burning and traditional methods in Kubu Raya Regency. The selection of plants developed on peat soil is corn (Zea mays L.)
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