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
2 Department of Land Management, Fakulti Pertanian, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: Adebiyi_Vincent@yahoo.com
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
Keywords
phosphate
potassium
ammonium
sorption