Musa, Mohamed Hanafi and Shahidullah, S. M. and Md. Niazuddin, and Abd Aziz , Z. and Mohammud, C. H. (2010) Potential Use of Sea Water for Pineapple Production in BRIS Soil. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 12 (3). pp. 396-400. ISSN 1560-8530
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Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the response of four sea water treatments on an improved pineapple genotype “N- 36” grown in Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales (BRIS) soil. Sea water treatments were prepared by substitution of K with Na ions i.e., 0% (in control), 15%, 30% and 60% of required K doses were replaced by Na ions from sea water. Treatment effects were non-significant up to 30% sodium replacement from sea water. Na replacement (60%) showed significant impact on different growth parameters at different stages (8-10 months after planting). However, the fruit yield, the final target of crop harvest was not adversely affected at significance level. Therefore, sea water irrigation can easily fulfil 60% dose of potassium fertilizer by sodium ions for the production of pineapple in BRIS soil.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | BRIS soil, Pineapple, Sea water, Irrigation, Sodium, Potassium |
| Faculty or Institute: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| ID Code: | 11723 |
| Deposited By: | Norhazura Hamzah |
| Deposited On: | 13 Apr 2011 01:57 |
| Last Modified: | 27 May 2013 07:49 |
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