Potential and Suitability of Rubber Growing Soils in Khon Kaen Province
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A study on potential and suitability of rubber growing soils was carried out on five representative
areas at Ban Donchang, Amphoe Mung Khon Kaen province. Soil morphology, soil physical, soil chemical
properties was investigated to assess soil fertility status and suitability for rubber and cassava. The results
revealed that the soils developed on residuum derived from sandstone. The soils have light brown reddish
yellow and red colors. The soil textural class are loamy sand to sandy clay loam. The sand silt and clay
particle content range from 628-904, 25-170 and 50-209 g kg-1, respectively. The clay content increases
with increasing depth. Bulk density of the soils ranges from moderate to high (1.35-1.7 Mg m-3). The soils
pH are extremely acid to strongly acid (4.48-6.03), and they have very low to low organic matter content
(0.17-8.22 g kg-1), very low total nitrogen (0.7-6.3 g kg-1), very low to moderately high available phosphorus
(1.01-18.24 mg kg-1), very low to low available potassium (9.09-37.44 mg kg-1), very low to low total
extractable bases (0.42-2.81 cmol kg-1), moderate to moderate high extractable acidity (2.96-10.0
cmol kg-1), very low to low cation exchange capacity (0.4-4.4 cmol kg-1), low to high base saturation
percentage (19.34-100%), low electrical conductivity (0.04-0.36 dS m-1). Most of the soils have low fertility
status, only the topsoils of pedon 2 and pedon 3 are moderate fertility status. These soils are marginally
suitable (S3) for rubber plantation with the limitation from moisture availability and the availability and
retention capacity of plant nutrient. They are moderately suitable (S2) for cassava plantation with the
limitation from nutrient availability and nutrient retention capacity.
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