Research Article

Ammonium, Phosphate and Potassium Sorption Studies on Peat and Mineral Soils

1 Department of Crops and Soil Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, P.M.B. 1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
2 Department of Land Management, Fakulti Pertanian, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: Adebiyi_Vincent@yahoo.com
Published: Apr, 2014
Pages: 80-92
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Abstract

The previous field trials on Sago palm cultivation in Malaysian peat under Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) fertilizers application failed to produce a positive growth response. Consequently, the comparative studies reported herein were carried out on peat and mineral soils, both strongly acidic (pH