Typology of Agricultural Upstream Area of Watershed on Intensive Fertilizer Behaviour on Conservation of Natural Resources in Bedadung

Abstract

Bedadung is one of the biggest river in Jember, East Java Indonesia. The typology of agricultural upstream of watershed is needed as conservation on the management of natural resources. The activity of intensive agricultural give the influence significant to decrease environmental quality. The behaviour of farmer use the fertilizer according to intensive make the problems on the soil and water. The aim is understanding the farmer behaviour on using fertilizer and to give recommend fertilizer application as to be truly on it. This method was conducted rapid rural appraisal (RRA) with the complete questionnaire for to understand about the behaviour of farmer. There are many steps was did (1) mapping location for taking the sample respondent based on water flow, (2) selected respondent did random sampling, (3) collecting data was cluster analyzed to appropriate the application fertilizer, (4) making a recommend to type conservation for the keep our environment dan conservation of natural resources. Based on the type spread the intensive fertilizer is used of farmer from Urea=60.62.42 kg/ha, Kaltim=54.03 kg/ha, Ponska=47.38 kg/ha, and KCl=27.33 kg/ha. The fertilizer is used the farmer was covered from the rule which is decided.