A review of soil degradation in the Philippines
2009
Asio, Victor B., Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte (Philippines). Dept. of Agronomy and Soil Science | Jahn, Reinhold, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weidenplan, Halle (Germany). Soil Science and soil Protection Devision, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences | Perez, Federico O., Central Luzon State University, Munoz, Nueva Ecija (Philippines). College of Agriculture | Navarrete, Ian A., Iwate University, Iwate (Japan). United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences | Abit, Sergio M.Jr., Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte (Philippines). Dept. of Agronomy and Soil Science
The paper reviews the available information on soil degradation which is a major agricultural and environmental problem in the Philippines. Soil erosion appears to be the most widespread process of soil degradation and is also the most studied- Other important but less studied soil degradation processes include loss of nutrients and organic matter, salinization, acidification, pollution, compaction, and subsidence. Studies reviewed have shown that the widespread degraded upland soils possess chemical and physical constraints for crop growth like acidic or calcareous chemical condition, low organic matter and nutrient contents, shallow solum, presence of toxic substances and compaction. There is a need for more data on the physical and socio-economic characteristics of degraded lands to aid in the formulation of appropriate soil management strategies to support biodiesel production in these unproductive lands which is now being promoted by the Philippine government.
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