Alleviating soil acidity using basalt for improvement of rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield grown in an acid sulphate soil

Rice yield on acid sulfate soils in Malaysia is low, far below the national average of 3.08 t ha-1 year-1, due to Al and/or Fe (ll) ion toxicity. Acid sulfate soil and sediments contain iron sulfides (FeS2), the most common being pyrite. When exposed to the air due to drainage or disturbance, these...

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Main Author: Mohd Ali Raini, Siti Shazana
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39168/1/FP%202013%2025%20IR.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39168/
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