Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian

Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the main crops grown in Malaysia. This study compared the soil physicochemical properties under pepper cultivation at Kampung Bantang. Soil samples were collected from surface soils (0-10 cm) of four study sites, namely, pepper gardens of three different ages (less...

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Main Author:	Wong, King Hong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences QD Chemistry
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9417/2/Soil%20Physicochemical%20Properties%20Under%20Pepper%20Farming%20in%20Kampung%20Bantang%2C%20Serian.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.94172023-05-18T07:01:17Z Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian 2015 Wong, King Hong GE Environmental Sciences QD Chemistry Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the main crops grown in Malaysia. This study compared the soil physicochemical properties under pepper cultivation at Kampung Bantang. Soil samples were collected from surface soils (0-10 cm) of four study sites, namely, pepper gardens of three different ages (less than one year, two years, five years) and fallow land. The soil analysis revealed that the surface soil of the study sites were clayey and strongly acidic. The total N values were found to be ranged from 1.80 g kg-1 to 4.34 g kg-1. It was also indicated that the available P content at the study sites ranged from 0.00 mg kg-1 to 490.28 mg kg-1. On the other hand, the exchangeable potassium (K) gave the value ranging from 0.09 cmolc kg-1 to 0.99 cmolc kg-1. The available P and exchangeable K were generally higher at fertilizing points than those at non-fertilizing points. From the soil analysis result, it could be deduced that the soil in Kampung Bantang is suitable for pepper cultivation. No significant difference was found for in most of the soil physicochemical properties between pepper farms and fallow land. However, there was nutrient accumulation in soil due to fertilizer application in pepper farms. University Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2015 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9417/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9417/2/Soil%20Physicochemical%20Properties%20Under%20Pepper%20Farming%20in%20Kampung%20Bantang%2C%20Serian.pdf text en validuser masters University Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
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description	Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the main crops grown in Malaysia. This study compared the soil physicochemical properties under pepper cultivation at Kampung Bantang. Soil samples were collected from surface soils (0-10 cm) of four study sites, namely, pepper gardens of three different ages (less than one year, two years, five years) and fallow land. The soil analysis revealed that the surface soil of the study sites were clayey and strongly acidic. The total N values were found to be ranged from 1.80 g kg-1 to 4.34 g kg-1. It was also indicated that the available P content at the study sites ranged from 0.00 mg kg-1 to 490.28 mg kg-1. On the other hand, the exchangeable potassium (K) gave the value ranging from 0.09 cmolc kg-1 to 0.99 cmolc kg-1. The available P and exchangeable K were generally higher at fertilizing points than those at non-fertilizing points. From the soil analysis result, it could be deduced that the soil in Kampung Bantang is suitable for pepper cultivation. No significant difference was found for in most of the soil physicochemical properties between pepper farms and fallow land. However, there was nutrient accumulation in soil due to fertilizer application in pepper farms.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Wong, King Hong
author_facet	Wong, King Hong
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title	Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian
title_short	Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian
title_full	Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian
title_fullStr	Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian
title_full_unstemmed	Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian
title_sort	soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in kampung bantang, serian
granting_institution	University Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
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publishDate	2015
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9417/2/Soil%20Physicochemical%20Properties%20Under%20Pepper%20Farming%20in%20Kampung%20Bantang%2C%20Serian.pdf
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Soil physicochemical properties under pepper farming in Kampung Bantang, Serian

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