Leaching losses of soil applied potassium fertiliser in pineapple(Ananas comosus)cultivation on tropical peat soils in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Abd Rahim, Anuar, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The Royal Society of New Zealand 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18560/1/Leaching%20losses%20of%20soil%20applied%20potassium%20fertiliser%20in%20pineapple.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18560/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01140671.2006.9514401

With good drainage systems, some vegetables, horticultural crops, plantation crops, and rice have been successfully grown on both temperate and tropical peat soils. In Malaysia, pineapple (Ananas comosus) is mainly grown on peat soils. However, most of the potassium (K) fertiliser recommendations ar...