ASESMEN KUALITAS

TANAH
ASESMEN KUALITAS TANAH
ASESMEN KUALITAS TANAH
ASESMEN KUALITAS TANAH
MLRA 42, Southern Desertic Basins, Plains, Mountains
LRU: SD-2
Climate
8-10” ppt
mostly summer ppt
60o F; 5 below zero to 110
200-215 FFD
SD-2
Elevation and topography
3,800- 5200 feet
“gently sloping plains broken
by mountains”
Soils
Thermic
Ustic Aridic
Argids, Calcids, Cambids, Torrispamments

Potential natural vegetation

Grassland, mixed grassland-shrub.
Black grama, bush muhly, giant
dropseed, tobosa, soaptree yucca,
creosote, tarbush Black grama-Tobosa Tobosa-Burrograss
grassland grassland
2. Soil-landscape relationships are developed
and soils are mapped.
 Soils
Soil Quality
 Soil Quality
 Soil functions to :
 Sustain plant growth
 Sustain environmental quality
 Provide for plant, animal, and human health.

 The terms “Soil Quality” and “Soil Health”

describe the soil’s ability to perform the
above functions.
KONSEP KUNCI DALAM ASESMEN
KUALITAS TANAH

Asesemen Kualitas Tanah Dilakukan

Dengan Mengevaluasi Indikator Dari
Karakteristik Tanah
 Assessment of Soil Quality
 Not one measurable parameter.
 Soil Quality Indicators:
 Physical properties
• Soil Texture
• Bulk Density – weight per unit volume
• Rooting/soil depth
• Water infiltration/conductivity
• Water Holding Capacity
• Structure/Aggregate Stability
 Soil Quality Indicators
 Soil Chemical Properties
 pH
 Electrical Conductivity (EC)
 Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
 Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
 Mineralizable N
 Exchangeable Cations (nutrients)
 Soil Quality Indicators
 Soil Biological Properties
 Organic Nitrogen
 Organic Carbon
 Microbial Biomass
 Macroorganisms
 Sembilan (9) Tahap Dalam
Asesmen Kualitas Tanah
1. Identify Problems and Opportunities
2. Determine Assessing Soil Quality Goals
3. Inventory Resources of Assessing Soil Quality
4. Analyze Resources Data
5. Formulate Alternatives
6. Evaluate Alternatives
7. Make Decisions
8. Implement the Plan
9. Evaluate the Plan – Follow Up
Identify Problems and Opportunities

 Identify General Resources Problems,

Opportunities, and Concerns. Collect
on General Information Resources
Need (Soil Map, Plan Management,
Technical Asst., Other Resources)
ASSIGMENT FOR 2008 CLASS:
Make a paper for this lecture at least 5 pgs, on three weeks after holyday.
Personal assigment.