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Soil Organic Carbon Fractions In Oil Palm Management Systems, Iin Handayani, Happy Widiastuti, Mark S. Coyne, Sri Widawati
Soil Organic Carbon Fractions In Oil Palm Management Systems, Iin Handayani, Happy Widiastuti, Mark S. Coyne, Sri Widawati
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Conversion of deforested areas into oil palm plantation has been suggested as a means to improve soil quality and carbon sequestration capacity in forest margin areas. Soil organic carbon fractions, such as particulate organic carbon is the most sensitive indicator in improving soil organic matter and soil quality. We determined particulate organic matter - carbon (POM-C) and mineral associated carbon (MAC) in Bengkulu and West Java Provinces Indonesia. The study areas were grain crop fields, secondary forest, 5 yr-oil palm plantation, 10 yr-oil palm plantation, 15 yr-oil palm plantation and 25 yr-oil palm plantation. Soil organic carbon fraction magnitudes varied …