Soil quality of the tea and apple-growing sites in Mindat District, Chin state, Myanmar: A preliminary study
2021
Kwee, Yaung | Maw Maw Soe, Khin
In this study, two sites from tea and apple growing sites were collected from Pyay village and NineMile village, Mindat district, Chin state of west Myanmar under a humid subtropical climate. Theresults of physicochemical properties of observed soils were neutral pH, favorable moisture, silty clayloam texture, very high content of organic carbon, organic matter and total nitrogen. However, the teagrowing soil was very poor in phosphorus and potassium content. Moreover, both soils lack ofavailable potassium. The content of heavy metals in both soils was not varied from each other andfollowed the order: Fe (iron) > Cu (copper) >Zn (zinc) > Pb (lead) > Cr (chromium) and was belowthe maximum allowed concentrations (MAC). Therefore, the studied soils are generally favorable forcultivation under the condition of application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. However, dueto the regular application of fertilizers and pesticides, it is necessary to monitor these soils for PTElevels. Further research is recommended, which must include analyses of the physicochemicalproperties of soils to a two depths of 0-30 and 30-60 cm, especially for the area where fruit plants aregrown. In addition, higher density of soil samples and sub-samples are necessary to produce a reliabledataset that will allow proper statistical analysis.
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