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Soil improvement at sand dune by using tropical peat.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09660279
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 生物環境
Research InstitutionUtsunomiya University

Principal Investigator

ISHIDA Tomoyasu  Utsunomiya Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (00159740)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAGANO Toshihide  Tokyo University of Agriculture, Professor, 国際食料情報学部, 教授 (10012006)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Keywordssoil improvement / sand / peat / tropical coast / 砂丘砂
Research Abstract

In order to evaluate the possibility of crop growth after improvement of the soil layer at sand dune in tropical coastal area, the effect of mixing of tropical peat and/or mountain soil into sand was examined. The following results showed the possibility of crop cultivation after improvement of the soil.
1. Mixing of the peat and the mountain soil decreased hydraulic conductivity and increased water holding capacity of the sand ; too much mixing may cause poor drainage, aeration, and available water content. The optimum mixing ratio in dry weight basis was estimated to be 84 : 6 : 10 for sand peat mountain soil ; the mixing ratio increased the available water content 3 times.
2. SPAC model simulation was applied to evaluate the effect of the mixing. Meteorological data and crop data were collected at sand dune area in Narathiwat province, the southmost of Thailand. The results showed that the optimum mixture condition increased transpiration 1.5 times more than original sand and drainage of infiltrated rainfall decreased from 43% to 27%.
3. Eluviat ion of nutrition from soil layer was estimated by using the break-through curve and simulated drainage. All fertilizer in sand soil layer was estimated to eluviate by only 30% of yearly total drainage water ; 20% of fertilizer was estimated to remain after yearly total drainage water had passed.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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