Nutritional Environment of Tropical Peat Soils in Sarawak, Malaysia Based on Soil Solution Composition

Funakawa, Shinya; Yonebayashi, Koyo; Shoon, Jong Foh; Khun, Ernest Chai Oi

doi:10.1080/00380768.1996.10416630

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“…Horizontal variations in contents of metallic nutritional elements in sago palm soils Soil bulk density ranged from 0.12 to 0.17 g cm -3 , which was similar to the reported values for other tropical peat soils grown with sago palm (Funakawa et al 1996;Kawahigashi et al 2003) and did not differ between the different distances from sago palm plant. Total contents of Ca, K, and Mg in the soil samples ranged between 0.37-2.51, 0.24-0.46, and 1.10-1.53 g kg -1 , respectively (Fig.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…5). Similar (K and Mg) or greater values (Ca, Fe, Zn, and Cu) have been reported for other Indonesian (Kawahigashi et al 2003) or Malaysian (Funakawa et al 1996) peat soils grown with sago palm. No significant differences were observed in the contents of nutritional metals with respect to the distance from sago palm, except for Mg in P4B13 (1 m [ 3 m) and Zn in P1B18 (1 m [ 5 m).…”

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“…Simultaneously the impact of sago palm cultivation on the environment, such as acceleration of peat decomposition, change in soil fertility, and loadings of greenhouse gasses and water-soluble nutritional/toxic elements to the atmosphere and aquatic environments, respectively, should be minimized toward the sustainable use for agriculture. There are few data (Funakawa et al 1996;Kawahigashi et al 2003) available to evaluate the effects of sago palm cultivation on elemental cycles in peatland ecosystem.…”

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Effect of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) cultivation on the chemical properties of soil and water in tropical peat soil ecosystem

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Matsuda

Ando

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Tropical peatland is a potential land resource for crop production to supply food and energy sources to increasing population. Although sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is a potential starch crop suited to this purpose, prefer control of groundwater level and fertilizer application should be done to maintain the high starch productivity. As it is also important to estimate the impact of sago palm cultivation on the environment from the view point of the sustainability, we investigated temporal changes in the chemical properties of drainage water and soil in a sago palm plantation in Indonesia. Analysis of canal water from blocks with different palm ages during a 2-year period suggested small increases in Ca, K, and Mg concentrations with time (up to 8 years). No time-dependent changes were observed in the concentrations of other nutritional/toxic elements, although the larger concentration in groundwater below sago palm than in canal water was observed for fertilizer components including B, Ca, P, and Zn. Although large portions of Al, Fe, and Zn in canal water were interacted with dissolved organic C (DOC), the leaching of DOC did not vary with the development of palm growth. Contents of nutritional elements were generally similar among soils at 1, 3, and 5 m away from a palm, among soils at 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 m depths, and between soils in sago palm block and adjacent secondary forest, regardless of plant age. Thus, the sago palm cultivation with fertilizer and groundwater level control did not induce notable deterioration of soil and water qualities.

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Effect of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) cultivation on the chemical properties of soil and water in tropical peat soil ecosystem

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Matsuda

Ando

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“…These low pH values were, however, typical of those reported for tropical areas (Andriesse 1988). Funakawa et al (1996) reported a similar range for peat soil pH in Mukah ecosystems, and Ahmed (2002) reported that for Simpang Renggam peat soil, the pH average was 3.2. Most of the nutrients were slightly greater in the 0-to 15-cm soil depth, and this is due to the fertilizer application to support plant growth.…”

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“…Most of the nutrients were slightly greater in the 0-to 15-cm soil depth, and this is due to the fertilizer application to support plant growth. Funakawa et al (1996) also reported that micronutrients such as iron (Fe), Mn, and zinc (Zn) were generally greatest in the horizon closest to the surface in the profiles.…”

Section: Chemical Properties Of the Peat Soilsmentioning

confidence: 94%