Dr Setia Sari Girsang | Plant Nutrition |  Best Researcher Award

Research Professor at National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia

Setia Sari Br Girsang, Ph.D., is a distinguished Research Professor at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia, specializing in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. She leads research on precision agriculture, soil fertility, and sustainable land management for optimizing agricultural productivity in diverse environments.

Profile:

• Google scholar

🎓 Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Soil Science – Universitas Sumatera Utara (2000)

• M.Sc. in Soil Science – Universitas Sumatera Utara (2007)

• B.Sc. in Soil and Environmental Science – University of the Philippines Los Baños (2016)

🔍 Research & Publications:

Dr. Girsang has spearheaded multiple studies on nutrient management, biofertilizers, and land-use sustainability, contributing to leading international journals. Her recent works include research on site-specific nutrient management for rice, phosphate solubilization in shallots, and biomass waste utilization for corn production.

📚 Notable Contributions:

• Published books on lowland rice production challenges and Arabica coffee export potential

• Registered local rice and coconut varieties

• Received 20 years of Satya’s Satyalancana Karya award (2023)

🌍 International Engagement:

Dr. Girsang has participated in global training programs in Australia and Indonesia, focusing on agricultural policy and sustainability standards.

Publication Top Notes:

1. Soil aeration and relationship to inorganic nitrogen during aerobic cultivation of irrigated rice on a consolidated land parcel
   Soil and Tillage Research, 202, 104647 (2020)

2. Simulating rice and maize yield potential in the humid tropical environment of Indonesia
   European Journal of Agronomy, 101, 10-19 (2018)

3. A new site-specific nutrient management approach for maize in the favorable tropical environments of Southeast Asia
   19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 1-6 (2010)

4. Rice yield and relationships to soil properties for production using overhead sprinkler irrigation without soil submergence
   Geoderma, 352, 277-288 (2019)

5. The distribution and impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on maize production in North Sumatera
   IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 484 (1), 012099 (2020)

6. Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities of Agricultural Information Systems to Enhance Farmers’ Capacity and Target Rice Production in Indonesia
   Sustainability, 15 (2), 1114 (2023)

7. Impact of climate change on fall armyworm attack on maize in Karo District, North Sumatera
   IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 484 (1), 012111 (2020)

8. Factors affecting rice yield productivity in tidal swamp of South Sumatra
   IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 648 (1), 012164 (2021)

9. Evaluation of land suitability and factors influencing the development of shallots (Allium cepa L.) in North Padang Lawas, North Sumatera
   IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 648 (1), (2021)

10. Diversity of insects on shallot (Allium ascalonicum Linn) grown under semi-organic and conventional cultivation in Simalungun Regency
    Jurnal Agroteknologi, 7 (2), 390-399 (2019)

11. Canopy-dwelling insect abundance in semi-organic and conventional shallot cultivation
    Jurnal Online Pertanian Tropik, 5 (2), 268-275 (2018)

12. Mid-season adjustment of nitrogen fertilizer for rice with two plant spacings
    Field Crops Research, 302, 109081 (2023)

13. Environmental, social, and economic challenges in lowland rice production
    Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia: Innovations, Scaling, and Policies for Sustainable Intensification (2023)

14. Reduction of rice yield gap by fertilizer and new varieties in North Sumatera
    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 484 (1), 012061 (2020)

15. Nutrient manager for rice: A mobile phone and internet application increases rice yield and profit in rice farming
    Indonesian Center for Rice Research, Sukamandi, West Java, Indonesia (2012)

16. The role of rhizosphere microbes as phosphate-solubilizing biofertilizers in shallot: A review
    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1255 (1), 012003 (2023)

17. Rice seed system model in North Sumatra: Supporting the World Food Barn Program 2045
    Penerbit BRIN (2021)

18. Assessing rice production sustainability under future land use and population in Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia
    Landscape Online, 1103-1103 (2022)