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Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.

A study examining the decomposition rates of leaf and fine root residues of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sago (Metroxylon sagu) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) crops in peatland soils was conducted under controlled conditions. The fourteen- month study showed that sago leaf residue was the most resi...

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Main Authors: Nahrawi, Hafsah, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Othman, Radziah, Bah, Alagie
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Published: Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23791/1/Decomposition%20of%20leaf%20and%20fine%20root%20residues%20of%20three%20different%20crop%20species%20in%20tropical%20peat%20under%20controlled%20condition.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.237912015-12-10T03:40:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23791/ Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition. Nahrawi, Hafsah Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni Othman, Radziah Bah, Alagie A study examining the decomposition rates of leaf and fine root residues of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sago (Metroxylon sagu) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) crops in peatland soils was conducted under controlled conditions. The fourteen- month study showed that sago leaf residue was the most resistant to decomposition with only 30 % mass loss, while pineapple leaf residue was found to be the easiest to decompose, accounting for 90 % of the mass loss. In contrast, the highest (70 %) mass loss of fine roots was observed in sago, while the lowest (50 %) was in pineapple. Nutrient concentration in plant tissues correlated significantly with mass losses of leaf and fine root residues. The high C:N in plant tissues, resulted in slow decomposition of sago leaves and pineapple fine roots. Decomposition of the different plants were in the order: pineapple > oil palm > sago drained = sago undrained for leaf residues, and, sago drained = sago undrained > oil palm > pineapple for fine root residues. Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23791/1/Decomposition%20of%20leaf%20and%20fine%20root%20residues%20of%20three%20different%20crop%20species%20in%20tropical%20peat%20under%20controlled%20condition.pdf Nahrawi, Hafsah and Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni and Othman, Radziah and Bah, Alagie (2011) Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 15 (1). pp. 63-74. ISSN 1394-7990 English
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description A study examining the decomposition rates of leaf and fine root residues of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sago (Metroxylon sagu) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) crops in peatland soils was conducted under controlled conditions. The fourteen- month study showed that sago leaf residue was the most resistant to decomposition with only 30 % mass loss, while pineapple leaf residue was found to be the easiest to decompose, accounting for 90 % of the mass loss. In contrast, the highest (70 %) mass loss of fine roots was observed in sago, while the lowest (50 %) was in pineapple. Nutrient concentration in plant tissues correlated significantly with mass losses of leaf and fine root residues. The high C:N in plant tissues, resulted in slow decomposition of sago leaves and pineapple fine roots. Decomposition of the different plants were in the order: pineapple > oil palm > sago drained = sago undrained for leaf residues, and, sago drained = sago undrained > oil palm > pineapple for fine root residues.
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author Nahrawi, Hafsah
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Othman, Radziah
Bah, Alagie
spellingShingle Nahrawi, Hafsah
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Othman, Radziah
Bah, Alagie
Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
author_facet Nahrawi, Hafsah
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Othman, Radziah
Bah, Alagie
author_sort Nahrawi, Hafsah
title Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
title_short Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
title_full Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
title_fullStr Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
title_full_unstemmed Decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
title_sort decomposition of leaf and fine root residues of three different crop species in tropical peat under controlled condition.
publisher Malaysian Society of Soil Science
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23791/1/Decomposition%20of%20leaf%20and%20fine%20root%20residues%20of%20three%20different%20crop%20species%20in%20tropical%20peat%20under%20controlled%20condition.pdf
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