Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings

For forest plantation establishment on sandy soils such as tin tailings in Malaysia; mulching is important during transplanting of plants for moisture retention, protection of soil surface from erosion due to heavy rain and strong wind, regulating the soil surface temperature, reducing leaching o...

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Main Author:	Ibrahim, Wan Asma
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Acacia - Seedlings - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10683/1/FP_2006_21.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.106832024-05-09T03:20:50Z Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings 2006-03 Ibrahim, Wan Asma For forest plantation establishment on sandy soils such as tin tailings in Malaysia; mulching is important during transplanting of plants for moisture retention, protection of soil surface from erosion due to heavy rain and strong wind, regulating the soil surface temperature, reducing leaching of nutrients from fertilizers and weed control. EFB has been recycled as a mulch and source of nutrients in the oil palm fields and also has the potential for mulching forest species on sandy soils. However, the EFB in its natural form is heavy, thorny and bulky and cannot be stored. Therefore, the EFB need to be transformed into a form that is convenient and economical for mulching. Although the EFB is already commercially processed into a more convenient light form, it is too thin and has lost most of the EFB original beneficial characteristics. Thus, an improved thicker mats should be developed. Earlier studies had shown that it was possible to produce mulch mat from EFB fiber using binders that allow the mat to decompose. However, the optimum processing parameters to obtain the mats of targeted thickness were not determined and knowledge on its decomposition and effect on plant growth is greatly lacking. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to, (i) determine optimum parameters for making EFB mat which is thicker, capable of absorbing and retaining water and decomposes slowly, (ii) investigate its decomposition and (iii) determine its effect on the growth performance of Acacia hybrid planted on sandy tin tailings. Acacia - Seedlings - Case studies 2006-03 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10683/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10683/1/FP_2006_21.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Acacia - Seedlings - Case studies Faculty of Agriculture Abu Bakar, Rosenani English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
advisor	Abu Bakar, Rosenani
topic	Acacia - Seedlings - Case studies
spellingShingle	Acacia - Seedlings - Case studies Ibrahim, Wan Asma Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
description	For forest plantation establishment on sandy soils such as tin tailings in Malaysia; mulching is important during transplanting of plants for moisture retention, protection of soil surface from erosion due to heavy rain and strong wind, regulating the soil surface temperature, reducing leaching of nutrients from fertilizers and weed control. EFB has been recycled as a mulch and source of nutrients in the oil palm fields and also has the potential for mulching forest species on sandy soils. However, the EFB in its natural form is heavy, thorny and bulky and cannot be stored. Therefore, the EFB need to be transformed into a form that is convenient and economical for mulching. Although the EFB is already commercially processed into a more convenient light form, it is too thin and has lost most of the EFB original beneficial characteristics. Thus, an improved thicker mats should be developed. Earlier studies had shown that it was possible to produce mulch mat from EFB fiber using binders that allow the mat to decompose. However, the optimum processing parameters to obtain the mats of targeted thickness were not determined and knowledge on its decomposition and effect on plant growth is greatly lacking. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to, (i) determine optimum parameters for making EFB mat which is thicker, capable of absorbing and retaining water and decomposes slowly, (ii) investigate its decomposition and (iii) determine its effect on the growth performance of Acacia hybrid planted on sandy tin tailings.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Ibrahim, Wan Asma
author_facet	Ibrahim, Wan Asma
author_sort	Ibrahim, Wan Asma
title	Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
title_short	Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
title_full	Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
title_fullStr	Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
title_full_unstemmed	Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings
title_sort	optimization of mulch mat production from oil palm empty fruit bunches and its effects on growth performance of acacia hybrid seedlings on sandy tailings
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Agriculture
publishDate	2006
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10683/1/FP_2006_21.pdf
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Optimization of Mulch Mat Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and its Effects on Growth Performance of Acacia Hybrid Seedlings on Sandy Tailings

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