Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.

Beach ridges interspersed with swales (BRIS) soil (> 90% of sand) is unsuitable to produce rice due to its poor physical and chemical properties. In this study, we investigated the effects of compost on BRIS soil health in relation to rice production. We measured rice yield, yield parameters, chl...

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Main Authors: Che Lah, Mohd Khairi, Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin, Md Isa, Musliania, Yusop, Mohd. Khanif, Jahan, Md Sarwar
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Language:English
English
Published: Science Society of Thailand 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/1/Composting%20increases%20BRIS%20soil%20health%20and%20sustains%20rice%20production.pdf
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author Che Lah, Mohd Khairi
Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin
Md Isa, Musliania
Yusop, Mohd. Khanif
Jahan, Md Sarwar
author_facet Che Lah, Mohd Khairi
Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin
Md Isa, Musliania
Yusop, Mohd. Khanif
Jahan, Md Sarwar
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description Beach ridges interspersed with swales (BRIS) soil (> 90% of sand) is unsuitable to produce rice due to its poor physical and chemical properties. In this study, we investigated the effects of compost on BRIS soil health in relation to rice production. We measured rice yield, yield parameters, chlorophyll content, relative water content (RWC), and soil pH. The tiller and panicle numbers, filled grains per panicle, rice yield, and straw yields were significantly lower in BRIS soil than in a mixture of compost and BRIS soil. On the other hand, plant heights, 1000 seeds weight, and unfilled grains per panicle were not significantly different. Adding compost to BRIS soil significantly increased chlorophyll content but not the RWC of leaves. The pH of BRIS soil was significantly increased by the application of compost which indicates an increase of BRIS soil health. These results suggest that addition of compost to BRIS soil might improve BRIS soil health and increase rice yield.
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spelling upm.eprints-237822015-10-06T01:40:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/ Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production. Che Lah, Mohd Khairi Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin Md Isa, Musliania Yusop, Mohd. Khanif Jahan, Md Sarwar Beach ridges interspersed with swales (BRIS) soil (> 90% of sand) is unsuitable to produce rice due to its poor physical and chemical properties. In this study, we investigated the effects of compost on BRIS soil health in relation to rice production. We measured rice yield, yield parameters, chlorophyll content, relative water content (RWC), and soil pH. The tiller and panicle numbers, filled grains per panicle, rice yield, and straw yields were significantly lower in BRIS soil than in a mixture of compost and BRIS soil. On the other hand, plant heights, 1000 seeds weight, and unfilled grains per panicle were not significantly different. Adding compost to BRIS soil significantly increased chlorophyll content but not the RWC of leaves. The pH of BRIS soil was significantly increased by the application of compost which indicates an increase of BRIS soil health. These results suggest that addition of compost to BRIS soil might improve BRIS soil health and increase rice yield. Science Society of Thailand 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/1/Composting%20increases%20BRIS%20soil%20health%20and%20sustains%20rice%20production.pdf Che Lah, Mohd Khairi and Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin and Md Isa, Musliania and Yusop, Mohd. Khanif and Jahan, Md Sarwar (2011) Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production. ScienceAsia, 37 (4). pp. 291-295. ISSN 1513-1874 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2011.37.291 English
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Mohd Nozulaidi, Nordin
Md Isa, Musliania
Yusop, Mohd. Khanif
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title Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.
title_full Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.
title_fullStr Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.
title_full_unstemmed Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.
title_short Composting increases BRIS soil health and sustains rice production.
title_sort composting increases bris soil health and sustains rice production
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