Tropical Peat: Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Tropical Peatland 6-10 May 1991 Kuching, Sarawak

Keynote address. 1. Constraints and opportunities use options tropical peatland/ J.P.Andriesse. Country reports. 2. Characteristic, distribution and utilization of peat in Malaysia/ A.A. Mutalib. 3. Development and utilization of tropical peat in China/ Z.Zhang. 4. Utilization and management of peatlands in Indonesia for agriculture and forestry/ B.Radjagukguk. 5. The distribution, charecterization utilization and management of peat soils in Papua New Guinea/ B.M.Wayi. Characteristic, classification and utilization of peatland. 6. Characteristics and classification of tropical woody peats form Baram river Sarawak and Jambi, Sumatra/ J.S.Esterle. 7. Pre-feasibility study of the Phillipines peat resources/ H.Oravainen. A Comparison of phenolic constituents in peat soils between subfrigids areas of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand/ T.Katase. 8. The sustainable utilization of tropical peatlands/ E.Maltby. 9. A preliminary note on peat formation and gleying in the Mahakam inland floodplain, East Kalimantan Indonesia/ W.H.Diemont. 10. Formation of lowland peat domes in Sarawak, Malaysia/ Y.L.Tie. 11. Surveying for management of cutover peatlands/ D.Wynne. 12. Peat in south coastal area of China/ X.Ma. 13. Application of remote sensing technique for peatland characterization and mapping/ M.M.Radzali. 14. Characteristic and classification of organic soils in Malaysia/ Y.L.Tie. 15. Peats of the highlands in equatorial Africa and their agricultural use regarding the environmental requirements/ F.Gati. Chemical processes in peat. 16. Biochemical decomposition of tropical peat's/ S.Murayama. 17. Occurrence of phenolic compounds and aluminium toxicity in tropical peat soils/ T.Tadano. 18. Iron interaction in peat soil from West-Kalimantan/ K.Lambert. 19. Copper and zinc behavior in tropikal peat soil/ M.Okazaki. 20. Chemical decomposition of tropical peat/ K.Yonebayashi. 21. Reclamation and conservation of peatland. 22. Development and conservation of lowland peat areas in Indonesia: how and where? / W.H.Diemont. 23. Reclamation of peatland for agricultural development in West Johor/ C.H.Lim. 24. Paddy field reclamation of peatland in Hokkaido, Japan/ Y.Umeda. 25. Subsidence in cultivated peatlands/ J.M.Stewart. Water management and mechanical on peat. 26. Water management and mechanization requirements on peat soils/ G.Spoor. 27. Fluctautions of groundwater level in peatland/ Y.Umeda. 28. The Malaysian experience in water management in tropical peat/ K.K.Chin. 29. Importance of water management in peat soil at farm level/ Z.Salmah. 30. Research in mechanization on peat soils in Malaysia/ H.S.Ooi. Forestry and ecology of peatland. 31. The ecology of tropical peatswamp forest-A South-East Asian perspective/ J.Rieley. 32. Peatland as a resource for water supply in Sarawak/ B.Y.Ong. 33. Vegetation dynamics on the peatswamp at Muar, Malaysia/ K.Suzuki. 34. A phytosociological survey of peatswamps forest at Pekan, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia/ S.Ibrahim. 35. Utilization and conservation of peatswamp forest in Sarawak/ H.S.Lee. 36. The quantity and nutrient content of throughfall reaching the peat surface of a secondary peatswamp forest in Selangor/ A.Ahmad Shah. 37. Swamp forest and tropical peat in Johore, Malaysia/ K.Kyuma. 38. Wildlife and conservation in Sarawak's peatswamp forests/ E.L.Bennett. 39. The effect of acid sulphate conditions on primary production and decomposition in a tropical peatswamp forest/ O.Klepper. Alternate uses of peat. 40. Utilization of peat materials in Ireland/ J.O'Halloran. 41. Use of tropical peat in horticulture and landscaping/ O.Asko. 42. Peat power-alternate energy options in South-East Asia/ P.Hemmi. 43. New peat products for effluent treatment/ R.Kavanagh. 44. Ammonia production of peat material in Finland/ H.Uosukainen. 45. Production of peat tar/ S.Murai. 46. Potential uses of carbohydrate derived fractions of peat/ R.Alen. Management of peat soil for perennial crops. 47. Utilization of tropical peat's for the cultivation of sago palm( Metroxylon spp) / E.T.Lim. 48. Effects of soil-applied nutrients on growth and yield of liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) on a deep peat in Sarawak/ H.S.Kueh. 49. The utilization of peatland for oil palm in Indonesia/ A.U.Lubis. 50. Development of a deep tropical peatland for perennial crops/ I.Putu G.Widjaja-Adhi. Management of peat soil for annual crops. 51. Farming systems research on peaty land in Sakalagun, South Kalimantan, Indonesia/ A.Supriyo. 52. Liming of peat for some vegetable in Johor, Malaysia/ A.K.Chua. 53. Effect of micronutrient application on the growth of crop plants and on the occurrence of crop sterility in Malaysia peat soil/ K.Amback. 54 The behavior of phosphorus fertilizers in tropical peat towrds Ph and the availibity of P, Ca and K. 55.Utilization of tropical peatland for food crops/ M.Ismunadji. 56. Improving vegetables production on peat through appropriate amelioration and cropping systems/ A.C.Leong. 57. Study on the effect of mixing volcanic ash with peat on the yield of soybean/ S.Bambang. 58. Technology for cassava production on drained peat/ S.L.Tan.

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