The older, the better: a comprehensive survey of soil organic carbon under commercial oil palm plantations.

ABSTRACT: Soil conditions of croplands are a frequent topic of scientific research. In contrast, less is known about large-scale commercial plantations of perennial crops such as oil palm. Oil palm is a globally important tropical commodity crop which contributes to both food and energy security due to its exceptional productivity. However, oil palm crops are associated with short lifecycles and high nutrient demands, which may disproportionately affect soil health. With the goal of exploring baseline soil properties in commercial oil palm plantations, we evaluated data from two large-scale soil surveys carried out in 2014/2015 and 2018/2019 across more than 400 fields located throughout Peninsular Malaysia. We examined variation in field-measured soil quality indicators with a focus on soil organic

SUBMITTER: Golicz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature