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[RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL SILICA AND PLANT TISSUE SILICA ACROSS DIFFERENT LAND USES IN MADIUN DISTRIC]. Agricultural land in Madiun District frequently experiences drought during the dry season, reducing plant tolerance to environmental stress. Although not an essential nutrient, silica can enhance plant resistance to drought stress and plays a role in nutrient binding. This study aimed to examine soil and plant tissue silica content across various land uses in Madiun District. The research was conducted on three land use units in Gunungsari, Banjarsari, and Sirapan Villages. Soil and plant samples were collected at 0–30 cm and 30–60 cm depths. Soil analyses included physical properties (texture and moisture content) and chemical properties (pH,organic C, total N, cation exchange capacity, and silica content). Data were analyzed using correlation and linear regression tests. Results showed that the highest silica content in plant tissue was found in paddy fields (40%) and the lowest in sugarcane fields (29%). Soil silica content in sugarcane fields was highest in Banjarsari Village (57.31%) and lowest in Sirapan Village (56.75%), while in paddy fields it was highest in Gunungsari Village (66.69%) and lowest in Sirapan Village (65.57%). The presence of silica influenced soil cation exchange capacity and nitrogen content, and it contributed to increasing plant tolerance to drought by reducing water loss through transpiration. The study recommends land management practices to enhance silica availability, such as returning crop residues to the soil.
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Afotey, D. O., Mensah, M. & Asare, K. (2025). Organic amendments and their effects on soil cation exchange capacity and silica retention. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25(2), 315–328.
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AlSaeedi, A. H. (2023). Enhancement of soil water characteristics curve (SWCC) and water use efficiency of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in sandy soils by using silica nanoparticles. Journal of King Saud University - Science, 34 (4), 101926. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101926.
Ardiyansyah, B. (2021). Mempelajari pertumbuhan dan produktivitas tebu (Saccharum officinarum L) dengan masa tanam sama pada tipologi lahan berbeda. Buletin Agrohorti, 3(3), 357365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/agrob.v3i3.15815.
Ardiyansyah, B. (2021). Pengaruh pH tanah terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tebu (Saccharum officinarum L.) di lahan kering masam. Jurnal Tanah Tropika, 26(2), 145–154. DOI: https:// doi.org/10.21776/ub.jt.2021.026.02.06.
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Rahayu, D. A. (2022). The interaction of nitrogen and silica availability. in optimizing soil nutrient Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science, 23(2), 110–117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21082/ijas.v23n2.2022.p110-117.
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Slameto. (2023). Pengaruh berbagai konsentrasi pupuk formula sulfur silicate terhadap pertumbuhan, hasil dan mutu beras Ciherang. Agritrop: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Pertanian, 21(1), 34–47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32528/agritrop.v21i1.8791.
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Sutanto, A. D. & Rahayu, Y. S. (2023). Pengaruh cekaman air dan konsentrasi silika pada POC terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman sawi (Brassica juncea L.). LenteraBio: Berkala Ilmiah Biologi, 12(2), 229–238. https://doi.org/10.26740/lenterabio.v12n2.p229-238
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Widianto, W., Nugroho, K. & Prasetyo, B. H. (2020). Organic matter dynamics and carbon sequestration in paddy soils under different land use systems. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 7(3), 1975–1984. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2020.073.1975.
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