Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil
This study explores the potential of two underutilized plant materials, Melastoma malabathricum (MM) and Dicranopteris linearis (DL), to improve the fertility parameters of acid sulfate soil in a laboratory incubation. While the plant materials significantly increased soil pH (by 0.29 – 0.54 units),...
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| description | This study explores the potential of two underutilized plant materials, Melastoma malabathricum (MM) and Dicranopteris linearis (DL), to improve the fertility parameters of acid sulfate soil in a laboratory incubation. While the plant materials significantly increased soil pH (by 0.29 – 0.54 units), soil available P (by 3.17 – 4.75 mg kg−1), and exchangeable Ca (by 122.11 – 330.33 mg kg−1) whilst reducing exchangeable Al (by 2.19 – 4.58 cmol kg−1), these improvements were less pronounced relative to dolomite. Remarkably, at the lowest addition rate (20 t ha−1), both plant materials outperformed dolomite in reducing soil available Fe (end value of 227.88 – 165.00 mg kg−1 vs. 481.40 – 463.99 mg kg−1) and in improving soil available N with the incorporation of MM (end value of 10.51 mg kg−1 vs. 3.27 – 4.34 mg kg−1). Additionally, both plant materials consistently enhanced soil exchangeable K across all addition rates by up to an order of magnitude compared with dolomite (end value 52.87 – 174.53 mg kg−1 vs. 17.49 – 25.79 mg kg−1). Despite the generally less favourable results compared to dolomite, this study provides valuable insights into the limited body of information on the role of plant materials in altering the properties of acid sulfate soil. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-faa226b930d24ce6ac362d2422e3f1382025-02-06T05:13:10ZengElsevierSoil Advances2950-28962025-06-013100035Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soilSyazwan Sulaiman0Kathereen Liew1School of Applied Sciences and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam; Corresponding author.Brunei Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, Brunei DarussalamThis study explores the potential of two underutilized plant materials, Melastoma malabathricum (MM) and Dicranopteris linearis (DL), to improve the fertility parameters of acid sulfate soil in a laboratory incubation. While the plant materials significantly increased soil pH (by 0.29 – 0.54 units), soil available P (by 3.17 – 4.75 mg kg−1), and exchangeable Ca (by 122.11 – 330.33 mg kg−1) whilst reducing exchangeable Al (by 2.19 – 4.58 cmol kg−1), these improvements were less pronounced relative to dolomite. Remarkably, at the lowest addition rate (20 t ha−1), both plant materials outperformed dolomite in reducing soil available Fe (end value of 227.88 – 165.00 mg kg−1 vs. 481.40 – 463.99 mg kg−1) and in improving soil available N with the incorporation of MM (end value of 10.51 mg kg−1 vs. 3.27 – 4.34 mg kg−1). Additionally, both plant materials consistently enhanced soil exchangeable K across all addition rates by up to an order of magnitude compared with dolomite (end value 52.87 – 174.53 mg kg−1 vs. 17.49 – 25.79 mg kg−1). Despite the generally less favourable results compared to dolomite, this study provides valuable insights into the limited body of information on the role of plant materials in altering the properties of acid sulfate soil.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295028962500003XAcid sulfate soilPlant materialSoil amendmentSoil fertilitySoil reclamation |
| spellingShingle | Syazwan Sulaiman Kathereen Liew Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil Soil Advances Acid sulfate soil Plant material Soil amendment Soil fertility Soil reclamation |
| title | Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| title_full | Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| title_short | Evaluating the effects of Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| title_sort | evaluating the effects of melastoma malabathricum and dicranopteris linearis as amendments for acid sulfate soil |
| topic | Acid sulfate soil Plant material Soil amendment Soil fertility Soil reclamation |
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