Management of coconuts and cocoa on acid sulphate soils Cocos nucifera; Theobroma cacao; Peninsular Malaysia

Chew P. S ., . and Kee K . K ., . and Ooi L . H ., . Management of coconuts and cocoa on acid sulphate soils Cocos nucifera; Theobroma cacao; Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 483-500. ISSN 0126-575X

The cocoa yields under the heavy shade of coconuts were about 365 to 465 kg per ha per year in the acid sulphate areas against 732 kg per ha per year in comparable non-acid sulphate areas. Coconut yields were 1762 to 2095 kg copra per ha per year against 2439 kg copra per ha per year respectively. Liming from pH 3.9 to pH 4.5 in the topsoil increased copra content per nut and copra yields by 10 per cent and nearly doubled cocoa yields. Management practices including fertiliser applications leaf and soil analytical data and water management practices are also described and discussed

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The cocoa yields under the heavy shade of coconuts were about 365 to 465 kg per ha per year in the acid sulphate areas against 732 kg per ha per year in comparable non-acid sulphate areas. Coconut yields were 1762 to 2095 kg copra per ha per year against 2439 kg copra per ha per year respectively. Liming from pH 3.9 to pH 4.5 in the topsoil increased copra content per nut and copra yields by 10 per cent and nearly doubled cocoa yields. Management practices including fertiliser applications leaf and soil analytical data and water management practices are also described and discussed

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	16 tables; 8 ref. Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA PENINSULAR
AGROVOC Term:	COCOS NUCIFERA
AGROVOC Term:	THEOBROMA CACAO
AGROVOC Term:	MANEJO DEL SUELO/ ORDENACION DE AGUAS
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18150

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