Effect of N and K fertilizers on nutrient leaching and groundwater quality under mature oil palm in Sabah during the monsoon period

• Main Authors: Ah Tung, Petronella Gerald, Yusoff, Mohd Kamil, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Goh, Kah Joo, Gan, Huang Huang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5831/1/ajassp.2009.1788.1799.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5831/; http://www.thescipub.com/abstract/?doi=ajassp.2009.1788.1799

Problem statement: The oil palms are mainly grown in the humid tropics with high rainfall. Soluble Nitrogen (N) and Potassium (K) fertilizers are commonly required by the oil palm plantations to maximize palm productivity due to the highly weathered soils with low fertility. Thus, leaching losses of...