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Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)

Interactions of soil amendments and complex fertilizers on the growth of cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) were examined by means of a factorial trial. The growth para;neters - plant height, stem diameter, leaf number and leaf area were assessed at intervals of four weeks up to eighteen weeks....

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Main Authors: Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin, Goh, Kah Joo
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Published: 1983
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spelling my.upm.eprints.22012013-05-27T06:59:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2201/ Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin Goh, Kah Joo Interactions of soil amendments and complex fertilizers on the growth of cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) were examined by means of a factorial trial. The growth para;neters - plant height, stem diameter, leaf number and leaf area were assessed at intervals of four weeks up to eighteen weeks. The dry matter yields of leaf, stem, root and their sum were determined at the end of the experiment. Individual applications of the materials used did not enhance growth of cocoa seedlings. However, incorporation of GML and complex fertilizers significantly increased plant height, stem diameter, leaf number and leaf area when compared to the control. Similar effects were obtained for dry matter yields. Liming alone improved root development but not the vegetative dry matter yields. Agrosil treated seedlings showed stunted growth and reduced dry matter yields. The above conditions were improved by the applications of complex fertilizers 12: 12 : 17: 2 + TE and 16 : 18: 12 : 5 + TE. 1983 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2201/1/Interactions_of_Soil_Amendments_and_Complex_Fertilizers_II.pdf Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin and Goh, Kah Joo (1983) Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.). Pertanika, 6 (3). pp. 6-11. English
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description Interactions of soil amendments and complex fertilizers on the growth of cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) were examined by means of a factorial trial. The growth para;neters - plant height, stem diameter, leaf number and leaf area were assessed at intervals of four weeks up to eighteen weeks. The dry matter yields of leaf, stem, root and their sum were determined at the end of the experiment. Individual applications of the materials used did not enhance growth of cocoa seedlings. However, incorporation of GML and complex fertilizers significantly increased plant height, stem diameter, leaf number and leaf area when compared to the control. Similar effects were obtained for dry matter yields. Liming alone improved root development but not the vegetative dry matter yields. Agrosil treated seedlings showed stunted growth and reduced dry matter yields. The above conditions were improved by the applications of complex fertilizers 12: 12 : 17: 2 + TE and 16 : 18: 12 : 5 + TE.
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author Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin
Goh, Kah Joo
spellingShingle Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin
Goh, Kah Joo
Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
author_facet Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin
Goh, Kah Joo
author_sort Md. Fiah, Shahbuddin
title Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
title_short Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
title_full Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
title_fullStr Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
title_full_unstemmed Interactions of Soil Amendments and Complex Fertilizers II: Effects on the Growth of Cocoa Seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.)
title_sort interactions of soil amendments and complex fertilizers ii: effects on the growth of cocoa seedlings (theobroma cacao l.)
publishDate 1983
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2201/1/Interactions_of_Soil_Amendments_and_Complex_Fertilizers_II.pdf
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