Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia

With good drainage systems, some vegetables, horticultural crops, plantation crops, and rice have been successfully grown on both temperate and tropical peat soils. In Malaysia, pineapple (Ananas comosus) is mainly grown on peat soils. However, most of the potassium (K) fertiliser recommendations ar...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Abd Rahim, Anuar, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar
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author Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abd Rahim, Anuar
Syed Rastan, Syed Omar
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Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abd Rahim, Anuar
Syed Rastan, Syed Omar
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description With good drainage systems, some vegetables, horticultural crops, plantation crops, and rice have been successfully grown on both temperate and tropical peat soils. In Malaysia, pineapple (Ananas comosus) is mainly grown on peat soils. However, most of the potassium (K) fertiliser recommendations are made without satisfactory quantification of the total K uptake in relation to the distribution of K in pineapple parts. Loss of K through leaching has also not been properly investigated although its retention in peat soils is low. This preliminary study was carried out to determine the efficiency using applied K under a conventional recommended fertilisation programme in pineapple cultivation with in situ residue burning (before replanting). Results showed that most of the K uptake in pineapple can be found in fruit, stems, and leaves. However, the general trend of K distribution was in the order of: fruits > leaves > stem > peduncle > crown > roots. K recovery in pineapple cultivation was 36%, and this low recovery was attributed to leaching. K losses through leaching in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils needs to be taken into account in fertiliser recommendations for efficient recovery of K. This is important because it is not possible to build up the K content of peat soils by saturating the exchange complex. © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2006.
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spelling upm-185602015-12-09T02:36:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18560/ Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni Musa, Mohamed Hanafi Abd Rahim, Anuar Syed Rastan, Syed Omar With good drainage systems, some vegetables, horticultural crops, plantation crops, and rice have been successfully grown on both temperate and tropical peat soils. In Malaysia, pineapple (Ananas comosus) is mainly grown on peat soils. However, most of the potassium (K) fertiliser recommendations are made without satisfactory quantification of the total K uptake in relation to the distribution of K in pineapple parts. Loss of K through leaching has also not been properly investigated although its retention in peat soils is low. This preliminary study was carried out to determine the efficiency using applied K under a conventional recommended fertilisation programme in pineapple cultivation with in situ residue burning (before replanting). Results showed that most of the K uptake in pineapple can be found in fruit, stems, and leaves. However, the general trend of K distribution was in the order of: fruits > leaves > stem > peduncle > crown > roots. K recovery in pineapple cultivation was 36%, and this low recovery was attributed to leaching. K losses through leaching in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils needs to be taken into account in fertiliser recommendations for efficient recovery of K. This is important because it is not possible to build up the K content of peat soils by saturating the exchange complex. © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2006. The Royal Society of New Zealand 2006-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18560/1/Leaching%20losses%20of%20soil%20applied%20potassium%20fertiliser%20in%20pineapple.pdf Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna and Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni and Musa, Mohamed Hanafi and Abd Rahim, Anuar and Syed Rastan, Syed Omar (2006) Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 34 (2). pp. 155-161. ISSN 0114-0671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01140671.2006.9514401 Pineapple - Fertilizers Peat soils - Malaysia Soils - Leaching - Malaysia doi:10.1080/01140671.2006.9514401 English
spellingShingle Pineapple - Fertilizers
Peat soils - Malaysia
Soils - Leaching - Malaysia
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abd Rahim, Anuar
Syed Rastan, Syed Omar
Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title_full Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title_fullStr Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title_short Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia
title_sort leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in malaysia
topic Pineapple - Fertilizers
Peat soils - Malaysia
Soils - Leaching - Malaysia
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