Effects of turning rainforest into oil-palm plantations on silicon pools in soils within the first 20 years after the transformation

Potential effects of land-use/land-cover (LULC) transformation from lowland rainforest into oil-palm plantations on silicon (Si) pools in tropical soils remain poorly understood, although appropriate levels of plant-available Si in soils may contribute to maintain high crop yields and increase the v...

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Main Authors: Britta Greenshields, Barbara von der Lühe, Harold Hughes, Aiyen Tjoa, Nina Hennings, Daniela Sauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1189502/full