Effect of landuse on selected soil properties in the Cameron Highlands Peninsular Malaysia

Enoma A.O.S., . and Cheah U.B., . and Ismail B.S., . and Lum K.Y., . and Malik Z., . (1998) Effect of landuse on selected soil properties in the Cameron Highlands Peninsular Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Studies were conducted on forest and cultivated soils to determine the effects of agricultural landuse on soil properties. Soils for the study were collected from the Tanah Rata Brinchang and the Ringlet in Cameron Highlands. Soil attributes determined included organic matter content pH CEC and textural characteristics. The results showed that the soils were largely sandy loam in texture. Organic matter contents varied from 0.28 in the Tanah rata soil under Brassica oleracea capitata Cabbage cultivation to 3.57 in the Ringlet soil put to a no-shelter cultivation of Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato. Organic matter contents of the soils were relatively higher in the cropped soils than those under forest cover. This may be due to the large inputs of organic fertilizers which are usually fed to tractor-levelled farmlands soon after land preparation. Cultivated soils from the different soil types were generally higher in pH and CEC values from their forest counterparts as a result of the probable effects of intermittent liming and large application of organic fertilizers respectively. Percentage clay was consistently higher in cultivated soils than those under forest cover which reflects a removal of the original surface soil through tractor-levelling and sheet erosion. While cultivation tended to lead to a decline in the amount of sand its effect on the silt component was less noticeable.

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Studies were conducted on forest and cultivated soils to determine the effects of agricultural landuse on soil properties. Soils for the study were collected from the Tanah Rata Brinchang and the Ringlet in Cameron Highlands. Soil attributes determined included organic matter content pH CEC and textural characteristics. The results showed that the soils were largely sandy loam in texture. Organic matter contents varied from 0.28 in the Tanah rata soil under Brassica oleracea capitata Cabbage cultivation to 3.57 in the Ringlet soil put to a no-shelter cultivation of Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato. Organic matter contents of the soils were relatively higher in the cropped soils than those under forest cover. This may be due to the large inputs of organic fertilizers which are usually fed to tractor-levelled farmlands soon after land preparation. Cultivated soils from the different soil types were generally higher in pH and CEC values from their forest counterparts as a result of the probable effects of intermittent liming and large application of organic fertilizers respectively. Percentage clay was consistently higher in cultivated soils than those under forest cover which reflects a removal of the original surface soil through tractor-levelling and sheet erosion. While cultivation tended to lead to a decline in the amount of sand its effect on the silt component was less noticeable.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
AGROVOC Term:	LAND USE
AGROVOC Term:	TILLAGE
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
AGROVOC Term:	SAMPLING
AGROVOC Term:	METHODS
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL TEXTURE
AGROVOC Term:	SANDY SOILS
AGROVOC Term:	ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
AGROVOC Term:	PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16218

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