KARAKTERISTIK MORFOLOGI TANAH PADA BERBAGAI TIPE PENGGUNAAN LAHAN DI DESA LABAHA KECAMATAN WATOPUTE KABUPATEN MUNA

Abstract

This research aims to determine the soil morphological characteristics in various land use types in Labaha Village, Watopute Sub-District, Muna Regency. The study was conducted using survey and field analysis methods on three land use types: cashew orchards, mixed gardens, and fallow fields. Each land use type underwent observation of external and internal profile characteristics. The research results indicate that the cashew orchard land use type has a soil depth of 115 cm; Ap, B, and Bw horizons; clay loam, silty clay loam, and clay loam textures; brown, yellowish-brown, and brownish-yellow colors; angular blocky structure with fine and coarse sizes and strong development degree; nonsticky, plastic, nonplastic, and slightly plastic when wet, cloddy and friable when moist, hard and soft when dry, and a range of few to many soil pores. The mixed garden land use type has a soil depth of 105 cm; Ap, B, and Bw horizons; clay loam, silty clay loam, and clay loam textures; dark brown, dull red, and reddish-yellow colors; sticky, plastic, and slightly plastic when wet, firm and friable when moist, loose and soft when dry, and a range of few to many soil pores. The fallow field land use type has a soil depth of 100 cm; Ap, B, and C horizons; clay loam and silty clay textures; bright red and brown colors; slightly sticky and very sticky in alkaline soil color, slightly plastic and plastic when wet, friable and very firm when moist, and a range of few to many soil pores.