Effect of inorganic fertilizer application on soil microbial diversity in an oil palm plantation

• Main Authors: Salamat, Siti Suliza, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Shirai, Yoshihito, Mohd. Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Norizan, Mohd Shahkhirat, Mohd Zainudin, Mohd Huzairi, Mustapha, Nurul Asyifah, Mat Isa, Mohd Noor, Abu Bakar, Mohd Faizal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University * College of Natural Resources 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96911/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96911/; https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/effect-of-inorganic-fertilizer-application-on-soil-microbial-diversity-in-an-oil-palm-plantation/#:~:text=Application%20of%20inorganic%20fertilizer%20decreased,25%20years%20of%20fertilizer%20application.

Excessive fertilizer applications in oil palm plantations are conventionally done to increase the oil yield, but they result in high production cost and environmental pollution. There have been only separate reports on the effects of fertilizer application on soil physical, chemical characteristics,...