Influence of sheep grazing on soil chemical properties and growth of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in Malaysia

✍ Scribed by Kamaruzaman Jusoff

• Book ID: 104622471
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 232 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-4366
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00046847

✦ Synopsis

In a rubber estate in Kelantan, Malaysia, sheep grazing increased N, P, Ca and Mg levels and soil pH. Foliar N, P, Ca, Mg and Na also increased with grazing, but K decreased. The girth of rubber trees under grazing had a higher increment than in the ungrazed areas.