Increased agricultural use of tropical peatlands has negative environmental effects.
Drainage leads to landscape-wide degradation and fire risks. Livelihood strategies in …

Soil quality (SQ) evaluation is an essential tool for the enhancement of agricultural soil
management and use. An array of soil attributes, termed soil quality indicators, are used in …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) agriculture is rapidly expanding and requires large areas of
land in the tropics to meet the global demand for palm oil products. Land cover conversion of …

Tropical peatland stores a large amount of carbon (C) and is an important C sink. In
Malaysia, about 25% of the peatland area has been converted to oil palm plantation where …

Land conversion causes a decrease in the occupation of paddy fields areas. Furthermore,
the existing paddy fields that are mismanaged cause land degradation also. This study …

Critical land is one of the degraded lands causing a temporary or permanent decline in land
productivity. It is characterized by the decrease of physical, chemical, and biological soil …

The high soil acidity and low nutrient content in the peatland may inhibit the growth and yield
of shallot and result low productivity. As consequence, the use of peat as a growing medium …