Decomposition and nutrient release temporal pattern of oil palm residues

• Main Authors: Moradi, Abolfath, Teh, Christopher Boon Sung, Goh, Kah Joo, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Ishak, Che Fauziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36972/1/Decomposition%20and%20nutrient%20release%20temporal%20pattern%20of%20oil%20palm%20residues.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36972/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The decomposition and nutrient release temporal patterns of three oil palm residues used as soil mulch were studied. Empty fruit bunches (EFB; 1000 kg plot−1), Eco-mat (processed EFB carpet; 30 kg plot−1), and pruned palm fronds (180 kg plot−1) were left to decompose (and sampled monthly) on the soi...