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Effects of Liming and Soil pH on Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum) in Malaysian Tropical Oligotrophic Peat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

W. Y. Chew ,
C. N. Williams ,
L. Ismail  and
K. Ramli
W. Y. Chew
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Jalan Kebun, Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
C. N. Williams
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Jalan Kebun, Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
L. Ismail
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Jalan Kebun, Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
K. Ramli
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Jalan Kebun, Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Summary

In a three-year field experiment on acid peat (pH 3.47) up to 12 t/ha lime increased peat pH (0–30 cm depth) by 0.061/t. Annual guinea grass dry matter increased in quadratic relation with liming up to pH 4.20 (12 t/ha lime) but there was no difference between the cvs Sigor and Colonoa. Liming decreased the N, P and K, but increased the Ca and Mg contents of the harvested grass. Liming also increased the uptake of all five nutrients investigated, either linearly or curvilinearly.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 1980 , pp. 263 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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