Effectiveness of Irrigation Methods and Time of Providing Water in Maintaining Soil Classification for Increasing Soybean Production

• Published in: Agrivita Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 632 - 634
• Main Authors: Aminah, Aminah, Djufry, Fadjry, Rauf, Abdul Wahid, Saida, Saida, Palad, Marliana S., Salim, Salim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malang University of Brawijaya, Faculty of Agriculture 01.10.2021; Universitas Brawijaya
• Subjects: Age; Agricultural production; Crop production; Flood irrigation; flood method; Flooding; Flowering; Furrow irrigation; furrow method; Irrigation; Optimization; scatter method; Seeds; Soil classification; Soil moisture; Soil water; soybean; Soybeans; time of application of water; Waterlogging
• ISSN: 0126-0537; 2302-6766; 2477-8516
• DOI: 10.17503/agrivita.v43i3.2975

The purpose of this study was to get the best irrigation method and determine the best time effective provision of water to maintain optimum soil moisture for increase soybean crop production. This research was conducted on the field in Maros District, South Sulawesi. The experiment used a split-plot design and was repeated three times. As the main plot was an irrigation method, namely the Scatter irrigation, Furrow irrigation and Flood irrigation method and its plot was the time of irrigation, namely every 15 days of age, at the age of 15 days and at full flowering and irrigation every 10 days. The results showed that the watering technique using the waterlogging method at the time at the age of 15 days and at full flowering, had the potential to increase the yield production of soybean, that was the number of pods 164.95 pieces, the weight of seeds 37.11 g and production 4.64 ton/ha. The inundation method was more effective in maintaining soil moisture and twice the application time but in an optimal amount (229 l/time) was very effective in maintaining soil moisture.