Perbaikan kualitas fisik tanah untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan kacang tanah dapat dilakukan dengan pemberian mulsa jerami padi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mempelajari pengaruh mulsa jerami padi terhadap sifat-sifat fisik tanah seperti bobot isi, jumlah dan distribusi pori, retensi air tanah, kapasitas infiltrasi, dan pertumbuhan serta produksi kacang tanah. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap dengan empat dosis pemberian mulsa yang diulang tiga kali sehingga terdapat 12 satuan percobaan. Perlakuan mulsa jerami padi dibagi ke dalam 4 taraf dosis yaitu M0 (tanpa mulsa), M1 (0.92 ton ha-1), M2 (1.84 ton ha-1), dan M3 (2.76 ton ha-1). Kacang tanah varietas Gajah di tanam dengan jarak 20 cm x 40 cm dengan satu butir per lubang tanam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan mulsa jerami padi hingga 2.76 ton ha-1 tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap sifat-sifat fisik tanah seperti bobot isi, jumlah dan distribusi pori, serta retensi air tanah. Namun kapasitas infiltrasi nyata meningkat dengan pemberian mulsa 2.76 ton ha-1. Pemberian mulsa jerami padi hingga 2.76 ton ha-1 tidak nyata meningkatkan produksi kacang tanah.
Cianjur Regency is one of "lumbung" paddies in West Java Province that can contribute to rice sufficiency for West Java 13.5%. However conversion of paddy field into other land use still happen in Indonesia because of land rent of paddy field less than other land use and also the low commitment of Government to protect the paddy field to get food self-sufficiency. Objectives are analysis of paddy field protection and recommendation of regional planning. Paddy field protection was determined based on existing paddy field, land suitability, economic value and Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW). Recommendation of regional planning was determined based on priority level of paddy field protection, Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW) and rice sufficiency status. The results showed that land suitability, economic value and also allocating land for paddy field in the RTRW can support realization of paddy field protection. The paddy field that included into the first and third priority is 30.14% and 38.45%, respectively. The other priorities of paddy field protection are around 15%. This research is recommended that 87.5% of the paddy field existing can be protected to get rice sufficiency with surplus around 48.782 ton.
Flooding in the rainy season and a drought that occurred in the dry season shows the distribution discharge river that is not evenly throughout the year. The event of floods and droughts happened in Cisangkuy watershed will affect the availability of water in fulfilling 6 important sectors of supporting human life, which is: domestic demand for water, agricultural land for farming, freshwater pounds, farm, industry and maintenance of rivers. Analysis of supply and demand for water in this research aims to review the availability and water demand in Cisangkuy watershed , and also water conservation effort with integrated water management. Methods used in this research is a observation method. The result showed there are scarce water ( deficit) in 2005, 2010 and 2015, each of 76 962 026 m3year-1 111 189 540 m3year-1 and 170 215 063 m3year-1.