SOIL PROPERTIES AND NUTRIENT ELEMENT STATUS OF COCONUT LEAVES UNDER DEFFERENT CROPPING PATTERNS
Keywords:
Soil Properties, Coconut Leaves
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of six coconut cropping patterns on the soil properties and nutrient element status of coconut leaves. The experiments were carried out from August 1984 to May 1985 in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. Data on‑soil properties and nutrient element starus of coconut leaves were statistically analyzed in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Six cropping patterns in coconut with four species of perennial crops as intercrops, namely: banana, papaya, coffee and pineapple were used in this study. The organic matter, pH and cation exchange capacity of the soils did not differ significantly with cropping pattern although intensively cropped farms tended to have higher organic matter' and cation exchange capacity values. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the top soil were significantly higher in most intensive intercropped farms, but calcium and magnesium did not vary significantly. Moisture content, waterholding capacity, bulk density and particle density of the soil did not show significant difference with cropping patterns. Likewise, the number of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes in the soil remained statistically the same. Leaf nitrogen and calcium, increased while potassium decreased with intensity of cropping. Phosphorus and magnesium showed no definite trend.
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BRADY, N. C. (1984). The Nature and Properties of Soil. Ninth Edition. McMillan Publishing Company, New York. Collier McMillan Publishers London.
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CHARREAUS, C. (l 974). Organic matter and biochemical proper¬ties of soils in the dry tropical zone of West Africa. Report of the FAO/SIDA Expert Consultation on Organic Mate-rial as Fertilizers. FAO Soil Bull 5: 488 492.
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COSICO, W. C. (1983). Land and soil evaluation of areas planted to coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in the Philippines. Ph.D. Thesis, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.
CREENCIA, R. P. (1978). Coconut Based Multiple Cropping. Inaugural Professorial Lecture, July 26, 1978. INSAET Lecture Hall, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines.
DHAR, N. R. (1968). The value of organic matter phosphate and sunlight in nitrogen fixation and fertility improvement in world soils. pp. 243 350. In Study Week on Organic Matter and Soil Ferfility. New York: John Willey and Sons, Inc.
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FAGI, A. M. 1980). Physiochemical properties of rainfed rice soils as affected by croppingsystems and crop residue manage¬ment, Ph.D. Thesis, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.
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KANAPATHY, K. (1977). Preliminary work on foliar analysis as a guide to the manuring of coconuts. Conference soil and the water management. Int. Inst. Trop. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1: 38p.
LAL, R. (1975). Role of mulching Techniques in tropical soil and water management. Intemational Institute. Trop. Agric. Tech. Bulletin 1: 38p.
MAGAT, S. S. (1976). Soil and leaf analysis in relation to coconut yield. Phil. Jour. Coconut Studies 1 (2): 1 9.
MARGATE, L. Z. (1978). Intercropping studies at the Philippine Coconut Authority. Paper presented during the Fifth Na¬tional Coconut Consultation: Cultural Management, PCA¬ Davao Research Center, Nov. 24 25, 1978.
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OLLAGNIER, M. (1979). Mineral nutrition and fertilization of the coconut in the world. Fifth session of the FAO Tech¬nical Working Party on Coconut Production, Protection and Processing, Manila, Philippines.
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TARIGANS, D. D. (1985). Effect of cropping patterns on the growth and production of coconut. Pemberitaan Penelitian Tanaman Industri Vol. X (3 4), Januari Juni 1985.
TOLENTINO, C. T. (1980). Utilitarian classification of soils for coconut production. Ph.D. Thesis. UPLB, College, Laguna. Philippines.
ZILLER, P., and P. PREVOT. (1962). Fohar diagnosis. A method of studying mineral nutrient its application to coconut palm. Indian Coconut Jour. 15 (3/4): 156 159.
Published
1988-12-01
How to Cite
Doah Dekok Tarigans. (1988). SOIL PROPERTIES AND NUTRIENT ELEMENT STATUS OF COCONUT LEAVES UNDER DEFFERENT CROPPING PATTERNS. CORD, 4(01), 34. https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v4i01.212
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