E-BOOK

Organic soils of Malaysia

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Peat soils have high carbon stocks and in their natural conditions, they often have high water tables. In the quest for development so as to obtain a higher standard of living, Mankind has cut down the vegetation, drained and cultivated them. Such actions result in loss of carbon stock with resultant carbon dioxide emissions. This raised concern about the cultivation of peat soils and the consequent effect on climate change.

While large areas of temperate peatland have been cleared and cultivated previously, peatlands are increasingly being cleared for various land use, including for oil palm cultivation today. Attention has been drawn to the clearing of tropical peatlands and their subsequent cultivation and the implication on climate change. Most of the predicted outcomes on tropical peatland utilization for oil palm cultivation has been derived based on the experience of peat usage in temperate regions. However, it is noted that the behavior of peatland under tropical conditions is different from that under temperate conditions.

This is the first book dedicated to tropical peat and its behavior when cultivated with oil palm. The book gives an insight of the characteristics of tropical lowland peat soils and shows how can be mapped, identified and classified. The agronomic utility of such a soil classification system which can explain the variation of oil palm performance and yield is shown. Attention is drawn to the fact that some peat soils can be developed and planted with oil palm to provide economic returns but there are other peat soils which cannot be farmed economically and must be conserved. One chapter of the book provides the good agricultural practices that must be followed to make oil palm cultivation sustainable. This is a good book for enthusiasts who want to know more about tropical peat soils and how oil palm can be cultivated sustainably on these soils.

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Ketersediaan

EBOOK00320INST-LIB

Perpustakaan Instiper

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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Penerbit

MALAYSIA : MPOC., 2016

Deskripsi Fisik

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Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-983-9191-24-0

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

E-BOOK

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

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Subjek

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Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Paramananthan, S.

Versi lain/terkait

Lampiran Berkas

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