THE EFFECT OF AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO SOIL QUALITY OF NEW PADDY FIELDS IN TEUREUBEH VILLAGE, ACEH BESAR DISTRICT

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) are the main food crops in Indonesia because most of Indonesia's population consumes rice as a staple food. The need for rice which continues to increase is not balanced with optimal land availability. The conversion of land, especially rice fields which are residential areas is one of the government's obstacles in increasing rice production. In addition, a decrease in the quality of soil in terms of soil chemical properties also becomes a problem that must be solved. In this study, an experiment was conducted on the use of various types of ameliorant in new rice fields in Teureubeh Village, Aceh Besar District. This study used the Factorial Randomized Block Design. The first factor is a new type of rice variety (V) consisting of 3 levels, namely Sanberasi U1 (V1), Sanberasi U3 (V2), and Inpari 30 (V4). The second factor is soil amelioration material (A) which consists of 3 levels namely control (A0), rice husk biochar (A1), rice straw compost (A2), and repeated 3 times so that there are 27 units of experimental units. The results show that there is no significant effect on improving the quality of new rice fields, however there was a significant effect on the growth of new type of rice local variety.