Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-x5gtn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-06T17:47:36.829Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Fertilizer Response of Napier Grass under Different Soil Conditions in Brunei

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

C. N. Williams
C. N. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei†
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Summary

Seasonal fertilizer response of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was measured on various soils in Brunei. Climate was moderately humid over the three-year experimental period, with the longest dry spell about 4 months. Optimal fertilizer N levels (balanced with other nutrients) ranged from about 240 to 900 kg/ha/yr on the different soil types and under different moisture conditions. Dry forage yields at the optimum fertilizer levels ranged from 5 t/ha/yr on sandy soil under dry conditions, to 55 t/ha/yr on a sandy clay loam with adequate water. Moderate production of about 20 t/ha/yr was obtained on acid sulphate soil with fertilizer and lime. Digestible nutrient and protein levels of 60-day forage were about 55 and 10% respectively.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 1980 , pp. 415 - 423
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

Caro-Costas, R. & Vicente-Chandler, J. (1972). J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 56:223–227.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chin, F. V. & Hong, K. S. (1975). Kajian Veterinar (Malaysia) 2:37–40.Google Scholar
Moore, C. P. & Bushman, D. H. (1978). Trop. Agr. 55:335–341.Google Scholar
Ure, J. S. & Mohamad, bin Jamil (1957). Malayan Agr. J. 40:209–216.Google Scholar
Vicente-Chandler, J., Silva, S. & Figarella, J. (1959a). J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 43:215–227.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Vicente-Chandler, J., Silva, S. & Figarella, J. (1959b). Agron. J. 51:202–206.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Walmsley, D. & Sargent, V. A. L. (1978). Trop. Agr. 55:329–334.Google Scholar
Williams, C. N. (1976). Agron. Hort. Rep., Brunei 1975/6:40–53.Google Scholar
Williams, C. N. (1977). Agron. Hort. Rep., Brunei 1976/7:45–62.Google Scholar