Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth
Acid sulfate soils are normally not suitable for crop production unless they are appropriately ameliorated. An experiment was conducted in a glasshouse to enhance the growth of rice, variety MR219, planted on an acid sulfate soil using various soil amendments. The soil was collected from Semerak, Ke...
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| description | Acid sulfate soils are normally not suitable for crop production unless they are appropriately ameliorated. An experiment was conducted in a glasshouse to enhance the growth of rice, variety MR219, planted on an acid sulfate soil using various soil amendments. The soil was collected from Semerak, Kelantan, Malaysia. Ground magnesium limestone (GML), bio-fertilizer, and basalt (each 4 t ha−1) were added either alone or in combinations into the soil in pots 15 d before transplanting. Nitrogen, P and potash were applied at 150, 30, and 60 kg ha−1, respectively. Three seven-day-old rice seedlings were transplanted into each pot. The soil had a pH of 3.8 and contained organic C of 21 g kg−1, N of 1.2 g kg−1, available P of 192 mg kg−1, exchangeable K of 0.05 cmolc kg−1, and exchangeable Al of 4.30 cmolc kg−1, with low amounts of exchangeable Ca and Mg (0.60 and 0.70 cmolc kg−1). Bio-fertilizer treatment in combination with GML resulted in the highest pH of 5.4. The presence of high Al or Fe concentrations in the control soil without amendment severely affected the growth of rice. At 60 d of growth, higher plant heights, tiller numbers and leaf chlorophyll contents were obtained when the bio-fertilizer was applied individually or in combination with GML compared to the control. The presence of beneficial bacteria in bio-fertilizer might produce phytohormones and organic acids that could enhance plant growth and subsequently increase nutrient uptake by rice. Hence, it can be concluded that addition of bio-fertilizer and GML improved rice growth by increasing soil pH which consequently eliminated Al and/or Fe toxicity prevalent in the acid sulfate soil. |
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| spelling | upm-366572015-10-28T02:40:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36657/ Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth Panhwar, Qurban Ali Naher, Umme Aminun Othman, Radziah Jusop, Shamsuddin Ismail, Mohd Razi Acid sulfate soils are normally not suitable for crop production unless they are appropriately ameliorated. An experiment was conducted in a glasshouse to enhance the growth of rice, variety MR219, planted on an acid sulfate soil using various soil amendments. The soil was collected from Semerak, Kelantan, Malaysia. Ground magnesium limestone (GML), bio-fertilizer, and basalt (each 4 t ha−1) were added either alone or in combinations into the soil in pots 15 d before transplanting. Nitrogen, P and potash were applied at 150, 30, and 60 kg ha−1, respectively. Three seven-day-old rice seedlings were transplanted into each pot. The soil had a pH of 3.8 and contained organic C of 21 g kg−1, N of 1.2 g kg−1, available P of 192 mg kg−1, exchangeable K of 0.05 cmolc kg−1, and exchangeable Al of 4.30 cmolc kg−1, with low amounts of exchangeable Ca and Mg (0.60 and 0.70 cmolc kg−1). Bio-fertilizer treatment in combination with GML resulted in the highest pH of 5.4. The presence of high Al or Fe concentrations in the control soil without amendment severely affected the growth of rice. At 60 d of growth, higher plant heights, tiller numbers and leaf chlorophyll contents were obtained when the bio-fertilizer was applied individually or in combination with GML compared to the control. The presence of beneficial bacteria in bio-fertilizer might produce phytohormones and organic acids that could enhance plant growth and subsequently increase nutrient uptake by rice. Hence, it can be concluded that addition of bio-fertilizer and GML improved rice growth by increasing soil pH which consequently eliminated Al and/or Fe toxicity prevalent in the acid sulfate soil. Elsevier and Science Press 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36657/1/Bio.pdf Panhwar, Qurban Ali and Naher, Umme Aminun and Othman, Radziah and Jusop, Shamsuddin and Ismail, Mohd Razi (2014) Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth. Pedosphere, 24 (6). pp. 827-835. ISSN 1002-0160 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016014600709 10.1016/S1002-0160(14)60070-9 |
| spellingShingle | Panhwar, Qurban Ali Naher, Umme Aminun Othman, Radziah Jusop, Shamsuddin Ismail, Mohd Razi Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title | Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title_full | Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title_fullStr | Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title_short | Bio-Fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of Malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
| title_sort | bio-fertilizer, ground magnesium limestone and basalt applications may improve chemical properties of malaysian acid sulfate soils and rice growth |
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