BMP for Farmer Session 1

BEST AGRICULTURE PRACTICES ON PEATLAND FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD 16-18 MAY 2012

Regional Project Executing Agency

SESSIONS

SESSION 1

Ground level PeatMineral soil

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PROBLEM SOIL

A. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PEAT

1. LOW pH

2. LOW NUTRIENTS

2. LOW NUTRIENT

3. HIGH CARBON NITROGEN RATIO

3. NITROGEN DEFICIENCY

4. HIGH CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY

FIXATION

4. MICRO NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY

B. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PEAT

1. LOW BULK DENSITY Up to 90% WATER +10% PEAT (100kg peat/m3)

1. LOW BULK DENSITY

2. LOW BEARING ground level water water peat water peat peatwater water water peat 2012/7/6 26

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2. LOW BEARING

3. HIGH POROSITY Ground level air air peat air peat peat airair air peat2012/7/6 29

3. HIGH POROSITY

4. HIGH WATER TABLE Ground levelPeat below soil water table

4. HIGH WATER TABLE

4.HIGH WATER TABLE

by GlobalEnvironmentCentre on Jul 06, 2012

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