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Elevation and variability of acidic sandy soil pH: amended with conditioner, activator, organic and inorganic fertilizers


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Basri, Mohd Hadi Akbar and Junejo, Nasima and Abdu, Arifin and Abdul Hamid, Hazandy and Kusno, Mohd Ashadie (2013) Elevation and variability of acidic sandy soil pH: amended with conditioner, activator, organic and inorganic fertilizers. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8 (29). art. no. 1D1A0EB34920. pp. 4020-4024. ISSN 1991-637X

Abstract

Availability of nutrients for plant uptake is directly related to soil pH and as an indicator of soil fertility status. Determination of effects of soil amendments on soil pH should be a necessary part of fertilizer and fertility research. A pot experiment was carried out to determine and compare the effects of biochar, chicken manure, urea and zeolite on soil pH variability and elevation in a sandy loam acidic soil. A modified method was used to determine the soil pH in the pots. Soil pH in pot was measured by a glass micro-electrode and spatial variability was interpolated and mapped by using geographic information system (GIS) + software. Kriged Maps clearly showed the presence of variability and elevation in pH within each treatment. Furthermore, the position of patches with maxima and minima values for pH changed between all treatments used in the experiment. The highest elevation was found in zeolite treated soil followed by urea and biochar. However, a significant decrease was measured in soil pH in chicken dung treated soil. These findings could be the first step towards temporal stability of the pattern of spatial distribution of soil pH affected by the soil amendments (biochar, urea, chicken manure and zeolite).


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2013.1295
Publisher: Academic Journals
Keywords: Biochar; Soil pH; Urea; Zeolite; Spatial variability
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2016 02:05
Last Modified: 25 Apr 2016 02:05
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29124
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