Soil Characteristics in An Oil Palm Field, Central Pahang, Malaysia with Special Reference to Micro Sites under Different Managements and Slope Positions

• TAN Ngai Paing

  The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University

• WONG Mum Keng

  Felda Global Ventures Research & Development Sdn Bhd

• YUSUYIN Yusufujiang

  The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University

• ABDU Arifin Bin

  Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia

• IWASAKI Kozo

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University

• TANAKA Sota

  Graduate School of Kuroshio Science, Kochi University

抄録

Within an oil palm field, different micro sites are established for fertilizer application (weeded circle), organic matter addition (frond heap) and operation paths (harvest path). This study reports the soil characteristics on an oil palm field with special reference to the micro sites as well as slope positions. For this study purpose, a second generation oil palm field (average slope gradient of 8°) with 10 years old oil palm was selected. The soils (Typic Hapludox) could be generally characterized by acidic nature and low levels in exchangeable bases with high aluminum activity. Soil properties were significantly or tended to be different at the depth of 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm in terms of micro sites; total carbon (T-C), total nitrogen (T-N), exchangeable magnesium (Mg) and exchangeable calcium (Ca) contents were higher at the frond heap. On the other hand, higher amounts of available phosphorus were accumulated in the weeded circle due to fertilizer application. Meanwhile, between different slope positions, non-distinct soil particles movement was observed and no evidence of soil erosion was found.

収録刊行物

• Tropical Agriculture and Development

  Tropical Agriculture and Development 58 (4), 146-154, 2014

  日本熱帯農業学会

キーワード

• Field management
• Oil palm
• Slope positions
• Soil fertility

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282680273521920
• NII論文ID: 130005091256
• DOI: 10.11248/jsta.58.146
• ISSN: 18828469
• ISSN: 18828450
• 本文言語コード: en
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