Properties and management of acid sulfate soils in Southeast Asia for sustainable cultivation of rice, oil palm, and cocoa

• Main Authors: Jusop, Shamsuddin, Azman, Elisa Azura, Mohd Ali Raini, Siti Shazana, Ishak, Che Fauziah, Panhwar, Qurban Ali, Naher, Umme Aminun
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35085/1/Properties%20and%20management%20of%20acid%20sulfate%20soils%20in%20Southeast%20Asia%20for%20sustainable%20cultivation%20of%20rice%2C%20oil%20palm%2C%20and%20cocoa.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35085/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128001387000036

Acid sulfate soils occur sporadically in the coastal plains of countries throughout the globe. The soils are characterized by a low pH and the presence of sulfuric horizon, overlying sulfidic materials, mostly pyrite (FeS2). This pyrite is readily oxidized when the soils are drained to make way for...