Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia

Management of micronutrient B in soil is difficult because of its high mobility. Soil sampling and analysis is the first important step in managing the nutrients required by plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the B status in soils of rice growing areas in Kedah and Kelantan which are the m...

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Main Authors: Muhammad, Saleem, Yusop, Mohd Khanif, Ishak, Che Fauziah, Abd. Wahid, Samsuri, Hafeezullah, Babar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13447/1/Boron%20status%20of%20paddy%20soils%20in%20the%20states%20of%20Kedah%20and%20Kelantan%20Malaysia.pdf
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author Muhammad, Saleem
Yusop, Mohd Khanif
Ishak, Che Fauziah
Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
Hafeezullah, Babar
author_facet Muhammad, Saleem
Yusop, Mohd Khanif
Ishak, Che Fauziah
Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
Hafeezullah, Babar
author_sort Muhammad, Saleem
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description Management of micronutrient B in soil is difficult because of its high mobility. Soil sampling and analysis is the first important step in managing the nutrients required by plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the B status in soils of rice growing areas in Kedah and Kelantan which are the main rice growing states of the country. Soil samples were collected from 15 soil series namely Kranji, Sedeka, Guar, Kundur, Tualang, Teluk Chengai, Kuala Kedah, Rotan, Sedu, Kangkong, Batu Hitam, Lubok Itek, Tepus, Telemong and Chempaka to determine B status and other physico-chemical properties. The soils of paddy growing areas investigated were very low in available B status. All the fifteen soil series had B below 0.5 mg kg-1, irrespective of depth and locations. Kundur and Chempaka Series soils had the highest B content (0.46 mg kg-1) among all the series while the Tualang Series soil had the lowest B (0.22 mg kg-1). Boron status in soils differed significantly with depth; the upper layers had higher B concentrations compared to lower depths because of high organic carbon content. Boron showed a positive correlation with organic carbon content but a negative correlation with soil pH.
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spelling upm.eprints-134472020-07-17T07:16:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13447/ Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia Muhammad, Saleem Yusop, Mohd Khanif Ishak, Che Fauziah Abd. Wahid, Samsuri Hafeezullah, Babar Management of micronutrient B in soil is difficult because of its high mobility. Soil sampling and analysis is the first important step in managing the nutrients required by plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the B status in soils of rice growing areas in Kedah and Kelantan which are the main rice growing states of the country. Soil samples were collected from 15 soil series namely Kranji, Sedeka, Guar, Kundur, Tualang, Teluk Chengai, Kuala Kedah, Rotan, Sedu, Kangkong, Batu Hitam, Lubok Itek, Tepus, Telemong and Chempaka to determine B status and other physico-chemical properties. The soils of paddy growing areas investigated were very low in available B status. All the fifteen soil series had B below 0.5 mg kg-1, irrespective of depth and locations. Kundur and Chempaka Series soils had the highest B content (0.46 mg kg-1) among all the series while the Tualang Series soil had the lowest B (0.22 mg kg-1). Boron status in soils differed significantly with depth; the upper layers had higher B concentrations compared to lower depths because of high organic carbon content. Boron showed a positive correlation with organic carbon content but a negative correlation with soil pH. Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13447/1/Boron%20status%20of%20paddy%20soils%20in%20the%20states%20of%20Kedah%20and%20Kelantan%20Malaysia.pdf Muhammad, Saleem and Yusop, Mohd Khanif and Ishak, Che Fauziah and Abd. Wahid, Samsuri and Hafeezullah, Babar (2010) Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 14. pp. 83-94. ISSN 1394-7990; ESSN: 1394-7990 http://www.msss.com.my/mjss/v14.php
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Yusop, Mohd Khanif
Ishak, Che Fauziah
Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
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Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title_full Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title_fullStr Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title_short Boron status of paddy soils in the states of Kedah and Kelantan, Malaysia
title_sort boron status of paddy soils in the states of kedah and kelantan malaysia
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