| Summary: | ABSTRAK
A field study was carried out at PTP Nusantara XIII sugar cane plantation, Pelaihari, South Kalimantan, to study the influence of ratoon system and slope on some physical properties of Podsolik soil.
The study was performed using a factorial completely randomized design, comprising two different factors, i.e. level of ratoon and slope. The former factor consisted of planted cane (PC), ratoon 1 (Rl), ratoon 2 (R2) and ratoon 3 (R3). The slope factor consisted of 0 - 3 % (LI), 3 - 8 % (L2) and 8 -15 % (L3).
The result of the investigation showed that ratoon system increase bulk density, porosity of water avalilability, agregate stability, stability qoutient and soil erodibility, but decrease porosity of fast and slow drainage, permeability and dispertion ratio respectively.
The slope factor showed no significancy on the soil physical properties.
Keywords: ratoon system � slope � physical properties.
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