Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia

Burning pineapple residues on peat soils before pineapple replanting raises concerns on hazards of peat fires. A study was conducted to determine whether ash produced from pineapple residues could be used to minimize carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in cultivated tropical peatl...

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Main Authors: Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad, Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1132792024-11-22T06:58:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113279/ Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri Burning pineapple residues on peat soils before pineapple replanting raises concerns on hazards of peat fires. A study was conducted to determine whether ash produced from pineapple residues could be used to minimize carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in cultivated tropical peatlands. The effects of pineapple residue ash fertilization on CO2 and N2O emissions from a peat soil grown with pineapple were determined using closed chamber method with the following treatments: (i) 25, 50, 70, and 100% of the suggested rate of pineapple residue ash + NPK fertilizer, (ii) NPK fertilizer, and (iii) peat soil only. Soils treated with pineapple residue ash (25%) decreased CO2 and N2O emissions relative to soils without ash due to adsorption of organic compounds, ammonium, and nitrate ions onto the charged surface of ash through hydrogen bonding. The ability of the ash to maintain higher soil pH during pineapple growth primarily contributed to low CO2 and N2O emissions. Co-application of pineapple residue ash and compound NPK fertilizer also improves soil ammonium and nitrate availability, and fruit quality of pineapples. Compound NPK fertilizers can be amended with pineapple residue ash to minimize CO2 and N2O emissions without reducing peat soil and pineapple productivity. 2021-01-20 Article PeerReviewed Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati and Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna and Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad and Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri (2021) Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (3). pp. 1-23. ISSN 20711050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/3/1014 Pineapple - Research Plants, Cultivated Peat soils - Tropics 10.3390/su13031014
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topic Pineapple - Research
Plants, Cultivated
Peat soils - Tropics
spellingShingle Pineapple - Research
Plants, Cultivated
Peat soils - Tropics
Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad
Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri
Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
description Burning pineapple residues on peat soils before pineapple replanting raises concerns on hazards of peat fires. A study was conducted to determine whether ash produced from pineapple residues could be used to minimize carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in cultivated tropical peatlands. The effects of pineapple residue ash fertilization on CO2 and N2O emissions from a peat soil grown with pineapple were determined using closed chamber method with the following treatments: (i) 25, 50, 70, and 100% of the suggested rate of pineapple residue ash + NPK fertilizer, (ii) NPK fertilizer, and (iii) peat soil only. Soils treated with pineapple residue ash (25%) decreased CO2 and N2O emissions relative to soils without ash due to adsorption of organic compounds, ammonium, and nitrate ions onto the charged surface of ash through hydrogen bonding. The ability of the ash to maintain higher soil pH during pineapple growth primarily contributed to low CO2 and N2O emissions. Co-application of pineapple residue ash and compound NPK fertilizer also improves soil ammonium and nitrate availability, and fruit quality of pineapples. Compound NPK fertilizers can be amended with pineapple residue ash to minimize CO2 and N2O emissions without reducing peat soil and pineapple productivity.
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author Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad
Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri
author_facet Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati
Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna
Nik Majid, Nik Muhamad
Abdul Aziz, Zakry Fitri
author_sort Lim Kim Choo, Liza Nuriati
title Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
title_short Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
title_full Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
title_fullStr Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at Saratok, Malaysia
title_sort pineapple residue ash reduces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soils at saratok, malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113279/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/3/1014
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