Prof. Dr. Ir. Setyono Yudo Tyasmoro, M.S was inaugurated as a Professor in the Field of Organic Agricultural Science, Tuesday (02/25/2025), at the Samantha Krida building, Universitas Brawijaya (UB). He is the 34th active Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture (FP), the 237th active Professor at UB, and the 413th Professor of all Professors produced by UB.
His Scientific Oration was entitled “AGRO–SYNERGY: Optimizing Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture”. Compared to traditional fertilization systems, this strategy shows higher nitrogen efficiency, increased soil fertility, and reduced N2O emissions by 35-60%.
Although organic fertilizers have a slower nutrient release rate, the combination with inorganic fertilizers produces plant productivity equivalent to or higher than the use of inorganic fertilizers alone.
The novelty of this concept lies in optimizing the use of local organic materials, such as Azolla, agricultural waste, and animal waste that support the natural nutrient cycle that is synergized with inorganic fertilizers. This concept is not only economical, but also environmentally friendly, becoming a strategic solution for a sustainable agricultural system.
The advantage of this agro-synergy technique is that inorganic input savings are replaced by organic inputs that provide the same production as being given inorganic fertilizers alone. Increased fertilization efficiency so that waste that is discharged into the soil, water and air as greenhouse gases is very minimal.
“The use of Agro-Synergy is widely expected to be applied to support sustainable agriculture, in order to support food self-sufficiency while still reducing the supply of N2O emissions into the atmosphere as an effort to mitigate global warming,” concluded Prof. Yudo. [Irene/ UB PR/ Trans. Iir]
