Coastal Sand Soils and Their Assessment for Upland Rice Cultivation in Terengganu, Malaysia
| Main Authors: | Armanto, M. Edi, Bin Mat Arshad, Adzemi, Wildayana, Elisa, M. Ishaq, Usman |
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| Format: | BookSection PeerReviewed application/pdf |
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Faculty of Agriculture Sriwijaya University
, 2013
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.unsri.ac.id/8027/1/Coastal_sand_Soils........pdf http://eprints.unsri.ac.id/8027/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The research aimed to study coastal sand soils and to analyze their assessment for upland rice cultivation in Terengganu, Malaysia. Research sampling was conducted based on the soil series of the research area, i.e. Baging, rhu Tapai, rudua and Jambu. The works were divided into two steps, field survey activities and laboratory work. The research result showed that the BRIS soil series are occurring side by side which relate the coexistence of beach terraces running parallel in different elevation to the seashore lines and the main BRIS soil series are Baging, Rhu Tapai, rudua and Jambu. Soil fertility status of soil series are classified as very low to low, except Base Saturation because the soils are strongly influenced by seamovement. The soil suitability was S3-twrne for Baging and Rhu Tapai, S3-twrnx for Rudua, and S3-twrn for Jambu with the soil productivity of around <1,1-2 and 2-3 tons dried paddy per ha per year respectively.The needed afforts to improve soil capability from actual to potential soil suitability for upland rice cultivation are i.e. cover the soils with mulch, make sprinkle irrigation, make dam for water holding and retention, give and maintain organic matters in the soils and do not burn biomass, fertilize soils with NPK and organic fertilizers, do wash elements on Na and H and break down sallow spodic horizons, make terraces and mix mineral subsoil to BRIS soil to improve CEC.