Nutritional effects of different calcium sources on growth of oil palm seedlings under nursery condition


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Idris Abu Seman, . and Mohamed Hanafi Musa, . and Mohd Ezuan Khayat, . and Nur Shuhada Muhamad Tajudin, . and Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa Jamaludin, . Nutritional effects of different calcium sources on growth of oil palm seedlings under nursery condition. pp. 257-271. ISSN 1511-3701

Abstract

Calcium (Ca) is an essential secondary macronutrient which necessary plant mineral frequently added to fertilizers to promote plant development and resistance to abiotic and biotic stressors. Applying Ca to soils suffices to meet crops Ca requirements. Regrettably its function is obscure. Thus it is critical to maintain enough nutrient availability through fertilizers or alter the soil environment for oil palm seedlings to grow and thrive. This study investigates the effects of different Ca sources on vegetative growth in oil palm seedlings. This experiment was carried out for nursery evaluation using 5-months old of oil palm seedlings with varying sources of Ca (C1“calcium chloride CaCl‚‚; C2“calcium sulfate CaSO‚„; C3-calcium nitrate CaNO‚; C4“calcium carbonate CaCO‚; C5“calcium oxide CaO C6“calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)‚‚; and C7“water leach purification and neutralization underflow NUF-WLP) and grown in a polybag containing beach ridges interspersed with swales (BRIS) soil within six months in Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) nursery Seksyen 15 Bandar Baru Bangi. Five concentration levels of Ca (T1“200 ppm T2“250 ppm T3“300 ppm T4“1 000 ppm and T5“1 500 ppm) were used in a completely randomized design (CRD) with ten replications for each. Based on the total biomass of oil palm seedlings at 24 weeks after treatment with various sources of Ca the result confirmed that C2 oil palm seedlings were more significant in size and denser at the root than other Ca types. The result is an essential indicator that C2 effectively increased the total biomass of oil palm seedlings at 1 000 ppm of Ca (T4); hence it was the best Ca source to improve the growth and development of oil palm seedlings throughout the experimental period at p0.05.


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Abstract

Calcium (Ca) is an essential secondary macronutrient which necessary plant mineral frequently added to fertilizers to promote plant development and resistance to abiotic and biotic stressors. Applying Ca to soils suffices to meet crops Ca requirements. Regrettably its function is obscure. Thus it is critical to maintain enough nutrient availability through fertilizers or alter the soil environment for oil palm seedlings to grow and thrive. This study investigates the effects of different Ca sources on vegetative growth in oil palm seedlings. This experiment was carried out for nursery evaluation using 5-months old of oil palm seedlings with varying sources of Ca (C1“calcium chloride CaCl‚‚; C2“calcium sulfate CaSO‚„; C3-calcium nitrate CaNO‚; C4“calcium carbonate CaCO‚; C5“calcium oxide CaO C6“calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)‚‚; and C7“water leach purification and neutralization underflow NUF-WLP) and grown in a polybag containing beach ridges interspersed with swales (BRIS) soil within six months in Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) nursery Seksyen 15 Bandar Baru Bangi. Five concentration levels of Ca (T1“200 ppm T2“250 ppm T3“300 ppm T4“1 000 ppm and T5“1 500 ppm) were used in a completely randomized design (CRD) with ten replications for each. Based on the total biomass of oil palm seedlings at 24 weeks after treatment with various sources of Ca the result confirmed that C2 oil palm seedlings were more significant in size and denser at the root than other Ca types. The result is an essential indicator that C2 effectively increased the total biomass of oil palm seedlings at 1 000 ppm of Ca (T4); hence it was the best Ca source to improve the growth and development of oil palm seedlings throughout the experimental period at p0.05.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Oil palm
AGROVOC Term: Plantlets (seedlings)
AGROVOC Term: Calcium
AGROVOC Term: calcium sources
AGROVOC Term: Vegetative propagation
AGROVOC Term: Nursery grounds
AGROVOC Term: Plant growth substances
AGROVOC Term: Fertilizer solutions
AGROVOC Term: Plant disease control
AGROVOC Term: Growth
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10367

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