Growth response of Acacia mangium plantation to N P K fertilisation in Kemasul and Kerling Peninsular Malaysia

Nik Muhamad Majid, . and Bimal K. Paudyal, . Growth response of Acacia mangium plantation to N P K fertilisation in Kemasul and Kerling Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 356-367. ISSN 0128-1283

Peninsular Malaysia launched the Compensatory Forest Plantation Project (CFPP) in 1982 to meet the increasing wood demand for domestic consumption. Acacia mangium is the main species planted. However no comprehensive research has been performed on the nutrient requirements of this species. A NPK fertiliser study was therefore conducted on two sites namely Kemasul in Pahang and Kerling in Selangor with three-and five-year-old A. mangium stands. The experimental design used was a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with six treatments and five replicates. The treatments were: N0P0K0 (control) N0P1K1 N0P2K1 N1P1K1 N1P2KO and N1POK1 where P1 500 kg P2O5 ha-1 P2 800 kg P2O5 ha-1 Nl 500 kg urea ha-1 and K1 100 kg K2O ha-1. The results showed that height and diameter were significantly increased by the combined effects of 800 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 100 kg K2O ha-1. The results also demonstrated that application of urea at the rate of 500 kg ha-1 might be necessary in Kemasul.

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Abstract

Peninsular Malaysia launched the Compensatory Forest Plantation Project (CFPP) in 1982 to meet the increasing wood demand for domestic consumption. Acacia mangium is the main species planted. However no comprehensive research has been performed on the nutrient requirements of this species. A NPK fertiliser study was therefore conducted on two sites namely Kemasul in Pahang and Kerling in Selangor with three-and five-year-old A. mangium stands. The experimental design used was a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with six treatments and five replicates. The treatments were: N0P0K0 (control) N0P1K1 N0P2K1 N1P1K1 N1P2KO and N1POK1 where P1 500 kg P2O5 ha-1 P2 800 kg P2O5 ha-1 Nl 500 kg urea ha-1 and K1 100 kg K2O ha-1. The results showed that height and diameter were significantly increased by the combined effects of 800 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 100 kg K2O ha-1. The results also demonstrated that application of urea at the rate of 500 kg ha-1 might be necessary in Kemasul.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Acacia mangium
AGROVOC Term:	Plantations
AGROVOC Term:	Forest plantations
AGROVOC Term:	Growth
AGROVOC Term:	Diameter
AGROVOC Term:	Nutrient requirements
AGROVOC Term:	Fertilisers
AGROVOC Term:	Npk fertilizers
AGROVOC Term:	Rainfall
AGROVOC Term:	Experimental design
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2025 16:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22460

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