EFFECTS OF BIOCHAR FROM OIL PALM BIOMASS ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF OIL PALM SEEDLINGS

• Main Authors: NIN HWONG, CHIA, FONG SIM, SIONG, KHOON KHO, LIP, ARN TEH, YIT, LUKE DAVID, HARROLD, HONG CHUA, KIAN, NAHRUL HAYAWIN, ZAINAL
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UMT 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38532/1/EFFECTS%20OF%20BIOCHAR%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38532/; https://jssm.umt.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Fertilizer is the most expensive input in oil palm cultivation. Biochar can be used to improve the nutrient use efficiency, reducing the cost of fertilizer. Application of biochar from oil palm biomass onto oil palms has been scarcely studied. This paper reports the effects of empty fruit bunch (EF...