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Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia

Heavy rain falling on land at the upper reaches of the Kelantan River, Malaysia, on December 2014, had resulted in severe soil erosion and untold damages to croplands. The lower reaches of the river were heavily silted with infertile materials considered unfit for crop production. A study was conduc...

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Main Authors: Jusop, Shamsuddin, Panhwar, Qurban Ali, Othman, Radziah, Ismail, Roslan, Jol, Hamdan, Yusoff, Melissa Alina
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Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54000/1/Effect%20of%20December%202014%20great%20flood.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.540002018-02-22T09:14:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54000/ Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia Jusop, Shamsuddin Panhwar, Qurban Ali Othman, Radziah Ismail, Roslan Jol, Hamdan Yusoff, Melissa Alina Heavy rain falling on land at the upper reaches of the Kelantan River, Malaysia, on December 2014, had resulted in severe soil erosion and untold damages to croplands. The lower reaches of the river were heavily silted with infertile materials considered unfit for crop production. A study was conducted to explain why the flood phenomenon occurred, to determine the physico-chemical properties of the sediments silted in the Kelantan Plains and to propose measures for soil mitigation. Results showed that the silted sediments were characterized by the presence of quarts, mica, feldspars, kaolinite, gibbsite and hematite believed to come from the top- and subsoil of the upland areas. The sediments’ pH was very low and Al and/or Fe contents were very high, while nitrogen and carbon contents varied from area to area. Soils in the Kelantan Plains badly affected by this great flood needed to undergo proper ameliorative program. The most appropriate measure would be to apply ground magnesium limestone in combination with bio-fertilizer fortified with beneficial microbes that would increase their pH to a level above 5, which consequently eliminates Al3+ and/or Fe2+ that causes toxicity to the crops growing on them. The organic material so added would enhance the formation of soil structures. It is advised that the farming communities in the upper reaches of the Kelantan River would have to follow the advice advocated by the Department of Agriculture, Peninsular Malaysia, via MyGAP initiative, in order to sustain agricultural production on their land. Scientific Research Publishing 2016-02 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54000/1/Effect%20of%20December%202014%20great%20flood.pdf Jusop, Shamsuddin and Panhwar, Qurban Ali and Othman, Radziah and Ismail, Roslan and Jol, Hamdan and Yusoff, Melissa Alina (2016) Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 8 (2). pp. 263-276. ISSN 1945-3094; ESSN:1945-3108 http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=63778 10.4236/jwarp.2016.82023
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description Heavy rain falling on land at the upper reaches of the Kelantan River, Malaysia, on December 2014, had resulted in severe soil erosion and untold damages to croplands. The lower reaches of the river were heavily silted with infertile materials considered unfit for crop production. A study was conducted to explain why the flood phenomenon occurred, to determine the physico-chemical properties of the sediments silted in the Kelantan Plains and to propose measures for soil mitigation. Results showed that the silted sediments were characterized by the presence of quarts, mica, feldspars, kaolinite, gibbsite and hematite believed to come from the top- and subsoil of the upland areas. The sediments’ pH was very low and Al and/or Fe contents were very high, while nitrogen and carbon contents varied from area to area. Soils in the Kelantan Plains badly affected by this great flood needed to undergo proper ameliorative program. The most appropriate measure would be to apply ground magnesium limestone in combination with bio-fertilizer fortified with beneficial microbes that would increase their pH to a level above 5, which consequently eliminates Al3+ and/or Fe2+ that causes toxicity to the crops growing on them. The organic material so added would enhance the formation of soil structures. It is advised that the farming communities in the upper reaches of the Kelantan River would have to follow the advice advocated by the Department of Agriculture, Peninsular Malaysia, via MyGAP initiative, in order to sustain agricultural production on their land.
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author Jusop, Shamsuddin
Panhwar, Qurban Ali
Othman, Radziah
Ismail, Roslan
Jol, Hamdan
Yusoff, Melissa Alina
spellingShingle Jusop, Shamsuddin
Panhwar, Qurban Ali
Othman, Radziah
Ismail, Roslan
Jol, Hamdan
Yusoff, Melissa Alina
Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
author_facet Jusop, Shamsuddin
Panhwar, Qurban Ali
Othman, Radziah
Ismail, Roslan
Jol, Hamdan
Yusoff, Melissa Alina
author_sort Jusop, Shamsuddin
title Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
title_short Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
title_full Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
title_fullStr Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Effect of December 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia
title_sort effect of december 2014 great flood on the physico-chemical properties of the soils in the kelantan plains, malaysia
publisher Scientific Research Publishing
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54000/1/Effect%20of%20December%202014%20great%20flood.pdf
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