Research Article

Determination of Land Suitability Criteria for Maize Hybrid in Boalemo Regency Based on Optimum Yield and Selected Land Quality

Table 7

The optimum hybrid maize yield by the land quality and land characteristics.

Land quality/land characteristicsOptimum yield (ton/ha)Yield equationR2

Rooting condition (rc)
 Coarse material8.17Y = 0.0025900x2 − 0.2568578x + 11.90935760.96
 Effective depth8.46Y = −0.0008354x2 + 0.29100569x − 1.39574960.97
Nutrient retention (nr)
 Organic carbon8.46Y = −25.492979x2 + 47.9575089X − 8.98950670.97
Nutrient availability (na)
 Total N8.54Y = −305.5574654X2 + 155.8690907X − 2.74396401.00
K exchangeable5.58Y = −10.6697409X2 + 18.5239943X + 2.31792890.95
Erosion hazard (eh)
 Slopes8.54Y = 0.0183X2 − 0.9559X + 14.8060.92
 Soil erosion8.17y = 0.0000184X2 − 0.0198647X + 9.05375690.89
Land preparation (lp)
 Rock outcrops7.41Y = 0.0057496X2 − 0.3845867X + 8.62697850.92
 Surface rock7.41Y = 0.0057496X2 − 0.3945867X + 8.62697850.92