@article{fdi:010060330,
  title = {{L}andscape-scale assessment of soil response to long-term organic and mineral fertilizer application in an industrial oil palm plantation, {I}ndonesia},
  author = {{C}omte, {I}. and {C}olin, {F}. and {G}runberger, {O}livier and {F}ollain, {S}. and {W}halen, {J}. {K}. and {C}aliman, {J}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}rganic fertilizers improve soil fertility in oil palm plantations, based on small-scale (<30 ha), short-term (3-5 yr) studies, but the response is not equal across soil classes. {S}ince organic fertilizers are costly to handle and apply, relative to mineral fertilizers, producers need to know where and how frequently to apply organic fertilizers to improve soil fertility. {T}his study assessed the soil response to long-term mineral and organic fertilizer applications in an industrial oil palm plantation. {A} landscape-scale approach was developed to cope with unavailable historical soil data, variability in fertilizer application sequences and diverse soil classes across the plantation. {S}oil response to fertilizer application was inferred from (i) a one-off soil survey, (ii) record of fertilizer sequences, and (iii) knowledge of the biogeochemical processes underlying the measured soil response. {L}ow-fertility {F}erralsols responded significantly to continuous organic fertilizer application, with greater improvement in the loamy-sand uplands than sandy-loam lowlands. {I}n the loamy-sand uplands discontinuing organic fertilizer applications significantly decreased the organic carbon concentration without reducing the p{H}, base saturation or nutrient concentrations, but organic carbon was protected from mineralization by slower drainage and fine texture in the sandy-loam lowlands. {W}e conclude that organic fertilizers should be applied regularly to loamy-sand uplands to sustain soil fertility.},
  keywords = {{O}il palm ; {S}oil chemical properties ; {L}ong-term fertilizer application ; {O}rganic and mineral fertilizers ; {L}andscape-scale approach ; {INDONESIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}griculture {E}cosystems and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {169},
  numero = {},
  pages = {58--68},
  ISSN = {0167-8809},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agee.2013.02.010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060330},
}