01465naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000240006024500870008426000090017152008120018065000120099265000200100465000190102465000160104365000100105965000230106965000160109265000150110865000130112365000090113665300140114577300520115911341122019-07-18       1965    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aSANTHIRASEGARAM, K.  aDry dust from coconut fibre mills a useful soil ameliorant.h[electronic resource]  c1965  a(a) Data [rom a series a pat experiments have shown that known deficiencies of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, boron and capper in the cinnaman sand can be carrected by an applicatian o] dry fibre dust +(NH4hS04 and CaC03; (b) These composite "soils" tsoil and fibre dUS1)are characterized by a double deficiency of N and S. Nitragen, applied as NH4N03 was not e./fective in pramating satisfactory plant grawth; (c) Applicatian o] (NH4hS04 (N + S) alane, greatly increased the acidity of the "sai!" and in the absence o] Ca this was responsible [or the death o] plants. A dressing of CaC03 was effective in carrecting sai! acidity; (d) Soil moisture data have shown that the water holding capacity of cinnaman sand was increased in direct proportion ta the amount o] fibre dust incorporated in the "soil".  aCarbono  aCobertura Morta  aCocos Nucifera  aFertilidade  aFibra  aMatéria Orgânica  aNitrogênio  aNutrição  aResíduo  aSolo  aCoco seco  tCeylon Coconut Quartelygv. 16, p. 85-98, 1965.