The use of oil palm biomass as fertilizer and its potency in agroforestry systems for peatland rehabilitation

Abstract

Oil palm biomass is one of the most abundant wastes in Indonesia. The biomass can be used as fertilizer for increasing plant growth, such as paddy Inpara-2 variety and peatland rehabilitation. The study on the application of oil palm biomass as fertilizer on paddy Inpara-2 growth and its potency in agroforestry systems for accelerating peatland rehabilitation is limited. This study aimed to analyze the application of oil palm-based fertilizers on paddy Inpara-2 and investigate the scientific literature on the use of oil palm biomass as fertilizer in agroforestry systems for peatland rehabilitation. The method used was a completely randomized design with a factor (oil palm-based fertilizer) and scientific literature from the search engine database. Application of micro-lignocellulose 1% resulted in the best paddy germination percentage (100%), abnormal sprout percentage (0%), maximum growth potential (100%), mean germination time (1.95 days), seedling survival rate (100%), and seedling height (13.67 cm). We found 993 articles on oil palm biomass as fertilizer in supporting peatland rehabilitation and only three articles (0.003%) used the agroforestry system as the selected approach. Application of oil palm biomass as fertilizers can accelerate paddy Inpara-2 variety growth, and agroforestry system application could accelerate peatland rehabilitation.