Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia

Teak (Tectona grandis L.f) is one of the highly sought after timbers of the world. It is not indigenous to Malaysia and was introduced as plantation species in the northern states of Kedah and Perlis in early 1950's. To-date, 1100 ha of teak plantation has been established in Malaysia and mo...

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Autor principal: Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:9964 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9964/ Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir Teak (Tectona grandis L.f) is one of the highly sought after timbers of the world. It is not indigenous to Malaysia and was introduced as plantation species in the northern states of Kedah and Perlis in early 1950's. To-date, 1100 ha of teak plantation has been established in Malaysia and more acreage are planned in the future. However, comprehensive fertilizer requirements of this species are not adequately known. The objective of the present study was to determine the fertilizer requirements of T grandis and their effects on the nutrient dynamics in the trees. Three experiments were conducted for this purpose: pot trial, field trial and destructive sampling of various aged trees. Soil and plant analyses were carried out to determine the effects of fertilizer application and age on the nutrient concentrations in the trees. Results of the pot trial revealed that 564 kg/ha of ammonium sulphate and 3 00 kg/ha of P205 with 75 kg/ha of K20 promoted the growth of T grandis' seedlings. The results of field experiment clearly indicated that N and P are equally important and act additively to boost the growth of teak seedlings. It was found that 200 kg/ha ammonium sulphate and 300 kg/ha triple superphosphate gave maximum height and diameter of the teak seedlings. The disparity in fertilizer dosages is due to large number of plants per ha in pot experiment. 1998 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9964/1/FH_1998_10_A.pdf Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir (1998) Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Teak - Fertilizers - Peninsular Malaysia. Fertilizer requirements - Peninsular Malaysia. Teak - Nutrition - Peninsular Malaysia. English
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language English
English
topic Teak - Fertilizers - Peninsular Malaysia.
Fertilizer requirements - Peninsular Malaysia.
Teak - Nutrition - Peninsular Malaysia.
spellingShingle Teak - Fertilizers - Peninsular Malaysia.
Fertilizer requirements - Peninsular Malaysia.
Teak - Nutrition - Peninsular Malaysia.
Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir
Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
description Teak (Tectona grandis L.f) is one of the highly sought after timbers of the world. It is not indigenous to Malaysia and was introduced as plantation species in the northern states of Kedah and Perlis in early 1950's. To-date, 1100 ha of teak plantation has been established in Malaysia and more acreage are planned in the future. However, comprehensive fertilizer requirements of this species are not adequately known. The objective of the present study was to determine the fertilizer requirements of T grandis and their effects on the nutrient dynamics in the trees. Three experiments were conducted for this purpose: pot trial, field trial and destructive sampling of various aged trees. Soil and plant analyses were carried out to determine the effects of fertilizer application and age on the nutrient concentrations in the trees. Results of the pot trial revealed that 564 kg/ha of ammonium sulphate and 3 00 kg/ha of P205 with 75 kg/ha of K20 promoted the growth of T grandis' seedlings. The results of field experiment clearly indicated that N and P are equally important and act additively to boost the growth of teak seedlings. It was found that 200 kg/ha ammonium sulphate and 300 kg/ha triple superphosphate gave maximum height and diameter of the teak seedlings. The disparity in fertilizer dosages is due to large number of plants per ha in pot experiment.
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author Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir
author_facet Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir
author_sort Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir
title Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Fertilizer Requirements and Nutrient Dynamics of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) Plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort fertilizer requirements and nutrient dynamics of teak (tectona grandis l.f.) plantations in peninsular malaysia
publishDate 1998
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9964/1/FH_1998_10_A.pdf
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