Integrated balanced fertiliser management in soil health rejuvenation for a sustainable oil palm cultivation: a review

Lee Angel Pei Lee, . and Shamala Sundram, . and Salwa Abdullah Sirajuddin, . Integrated balanced fertiliser management in soil health rejuvenation for a sustainable oil palm cultivation: a review. pp. 348-363. ISSN 1511-2780

Oil palm cultivation occupies a large planting area in Malaysia and is one of the most profitable commercial crops contributing to unprecedented socio-economic development in the country. The crop however requires high uptake of macronutrients and some relevant amounts of micronutrients largely supplied by agrochemical-based fertilisers. The overuse of fertilisers endangers the ecosystem with possible effect on the environment especially on the soil health and its microbial diversity. With oil palm replanting in its fourth generation the practice needs to be sustainable yet economic without compromising the yield and this is the challenge being faced by the industry. This article discusses the importance of fertilisers types of fertilisers (inorganic organic and microbial-based products) and balancing the effects with agrochemical based fertilisers in oil palm plantations through balanced integrated fertiliser application. This could be one of the most effective sustainable strategies in improving the soil health by enhancing the biodiversity of microorganisms and community composition in soil towards a balanced ecosystem. Sustainable soil health management system has the capacity to produce higher yields while maintaining if not improving the soil health. Finally the article addresses future recommendations that highlight soil health which is also the current focus of modern agriculture.

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Abstract

Oil palm cultivation occupies a large planting area in Malaysia and is one of the most profitable commercial crops contributing to unprecedented socio-economic development in the country. The crop however requires high uptake of macronutrients and some relevant amounts of micronutrients largely supplied by agrochemical-based fertilisers. The overuse of fertilisers endangers the ecosystem with possible effect on the environment especially on the soil health and its microbial diversity. With oil palm replanting in its fourth generation the practice needs to be sustainable yet economic without compromising the yield and this is the challenge being faced by the industry. This article discusses the importance of fertilisers types of fertilisers (inorganic organic and microbial-based products) and balancing the effects with agrochemical based fertilisers in oil palm plantations through balanced integrated fertiliser application. This could be one of the most effective sustainable strategies in improving the soil health by enhancing the biodiversity of microorganisms and community composition in soil towards a balanced ecosystem. Sustainable soil health management system has the capacity to produce higher yields while maintaining if not improving the soil health. Finally the article addresses future recommendations that highlight soil health which is also the current focus of modern agriculture.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Oil palm
AGROVOC Term:	Elaeis guineensis
AGROVOC Term:	Cultivation
AGROVOC Term:	Soil fertility
AGROVOC Term:	Fertilizer application
AGROVOC Term:	Fertilizers
AGROVOC Term:	Biofertilizers
AGROVOC Term:	Organic fertilizers
AGROVOC Term:	Nitrogen fixation
AGROVOC Term:	Plant growthpromoting rhizobacteria
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8674

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