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Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm

This study aimed at quantifying the spatial variability of SOC and estimating SOC concentration in oil palm. This study was carried out in a commercial oil palm plantation bearing 27 year old palms. A systematic design was employed for soil sampling at the 0-20 cm depth based on a cluster of 4 palms...

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Main Authors: Law, M. C., Balasundram, Siva Kumar, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Harun, Mohd Haniff
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Published: Academic Journals 2009
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https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijss.2009.93.103
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spelling my.upm.eprints.168002018-10-19T08:39:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16800/ Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm Law, M. C. Balasundram, Siva Kumar Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Harun, Mohd Haniff This study aimed at quantifying the spatial variability of SOC and estimating SOC concentration in oil palm. This study was carried out in a commercial oil palm plantation bearing 27 year old palms. A systematic design was employed for soil sampling at the 0-20 cm depth based on a cluster of 4 palms that included three operational areas Weeded Circle (WC), Frond Heap (FH) and Harvesting Path (HP). A total of 60 sampling clusters were established. SOC was analyzed using dry combustion method. All measurement points were geo-referenced by a differential Global Positioning System (dGPS). The SOC data were first explored using descriptive statistics, normality check and outlier detection. This followed by variography and interpolation techniques to quantify the spatial variability of SOC. Results showed that all three operational areas exhibited a definable spatial structure and were described by either spherical or exponential models. SOC from WC and HP showed moderate spatial dependence while that from FH showed a strong spatial dependence. The FH had a shorter effective range than other operational areas. Contour maps for WC, FH and HP clearly showed spatial clustering of SOC values. All three operational areas fulfilled the interpolation accuracy criteria. This study suggests that site-specific management could be considered as a strategy to increase SOC sequestration in oil palm. Academic Journals 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16800/1/16800.pdf Law, M. C. and Balasundram, Siva Kumar and Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni and Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna and Harun, Mohd Haniff (2009) Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm. International Journal of Soil Science, 4 (4). pp. 93-103. ISSN 1816-4978 https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijss.2009.93.103 10.3923/ijss.2009.93.103
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description This study aimed at quantifying the spatial variability of SOC and estimating SOC concentration in oil palm. This study was carried out in a commercial oil palm plantation bearing 27 year old palms. A systematic design was employed for soil sampling at the 0-20 cm depth based on a cluster of 4 palms that included three operational areas Weeded Circle (WC), Frond Heap (FH) and Harvesting Path (HP). A total of 60 sampling clusters were established. SOC was analyzed using dry combustion method. All measurement points were geo-referenced by a differential Global Positioning System (dGPS). The SOC data were first explored using descriptive statistics, normality check and outlier detection. This followed by variography and interpolation techniques to quantify the spatial variability of SOC. Results showed that all three operational areas exhibited a definable spatial structure and were described by either spherical or exponential models. SOC from WC and HP showed moderate spatial dependence while that from FH showed a strong spatial dependence. The FH had a shorter effective range than other operational areas. Contour maps for WC, FH and HP clearly showed spatial clustering of SOC values. All three operational areas fulfilled the interpolation accuracy criteria. This study suggests that site-specific management could be considered as a strategy to increase SOC sequestration in oil palm.
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author Law, M. C.
Balasundram, Siva Kumar
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Harun, Mohd Haniff
spellingShingle Law, M. C.
Balasundram, Siva Kumar
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Harun, Mohd Haniff
Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
author_facet Law, M. C.
Balasundram, Siva Kumar
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Harun, Mohd Haniff
author_sort Law, M. C.
title Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
title_short Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
title_full Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
title_fullStr Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
title_full_unstemmed Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
title_sort spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm
publisher Academic Journals
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16800/1/16800.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16800/
https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijss.2009.93.103
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