Formation and utilisation of acid sulfate soils in Southeast Asia for sustainable rice cultivation

• Main Authors: Jusop, Shamshuddin, Panhwar, Qurban Ali, Jamaludin, Alia Farhana, Mohd Ali Raini, Siti Shazana, Othman, Radziah, Ishak, Che Fauziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52525/1/02%20JTAS-0708-2014-6thProof.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52525/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2040%20(2)%20May.%202017/02%20JTAS-0708-2014-6thProof.pdf

Large parts of lowland areas in Southeast Asia were submerged in seawater some 4300 years ago due to a rise in sea level. During this period, the coastal plains in the region were pyritised. Agricultural development led to oxidisation of the pyrite (FeS2) which in turn allowed weathered mineral sili...