Sains
Malaysiana 54(7)(2025): 1725-1737
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2025-5407-07
Study on the Effect of Si-Ca-K-Mg
Fertilizer Prepared from Molybdenum Tailings on the Promotion of Cherry Radish
Production and the Improvement of Acidic Soils
(Kajian Kesan Baja Si-Ca-K-Mg
Disediakan daripada Amang Molibdenum terhadap Promosi Pengeluaran Lobak Ceri
dan Penambahbaikan Tanah Berasid)
TUANLIU
HU1,2, YIFAN LI 1,2, AIHUA XIANG 1,2, XINGLAN
LI 1,2 & KUN LIU 1,2,*
1School of Minerals Processing
and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
2Hunan Key Laboratory of
Mineral Materials and Application, Central South University, Changsha 410083,
China
Diserahkan: 2 Disember 2024/Diterima:
1 Mei 2025
Abstracts
Acidic soil extensively
distributes in southern China, exerting an adverse influence on crop growth.
The grade of molybdenum ore resources in China is relatively low, and a
considerable amount of tailings are generated during the beneficiation process,
which poses a significant threat to the environment. The application effect of
converting molybdenum tailings into Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer on crops and acidic
soils was studied. In this work, we used cherry radish and acidic soil in
southern China as experimental materials, a 3-month pot experiment was
conducted to study the application effect of Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer as a soil
amendment on acidic soil and its growth promoting effect on cherry radish.
Results indicated that the application of Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer significantly
enhanced the growth indicators of cherry radish plants, encompassing length,
weight, and chlorophyll content. The utilization efficiency of Ca, K, and Mg in
the treatment group was significantly higher than the control group. Meanwhile,
the application of the fertilizer facilitated the absorption of nitrogen (N)
and phosphorus (P). Additionally, Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer can effectively improve
key indicators in the soil, such as pH value,
cation exchange capacity (CEC), available Si, K, Ca, and Mg. The experimental results demonstrated that the
conversion of molybdenum tailings into Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer was a viable and
effective approach.
Keywords: Acid soil; cherry
radish growth; Si-Ca-K-Mg fertilizer; soil nutrients
Abstrak
Tanah berasid bertebaran secara meluas di selatan China,
memberikan pengaruh buruk terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman. Gred sumber bijih
molibdenum di China agak rendah dan sejumlah besar amang dijana semasa proses pemanfaatan,
yang menimbulkan ancaman besar kepada alam sekitar. Kesan penggunaan untuk
menukar amang molibdenum kepada baja Si-Ca-K-Mg pada tanaman dan tanah berasid
telah dikaji. Dalam penyelidikan ini, kami menggunakan lobak ceri dan tanah
berasid di selatan China sebagai bahan uji kaji, uji kaji pasu selama 3 bulan
telah dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan penggunaan baja Si-Ca-K-Mg sebagai
pindaan tanah pada tanah berasid dan kesan menggalakkan pertumbuhannya pada
lobak ceri. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa penggunaan baja Si-Ca-K-Mg dengan
ketara meningkatkan penunjuk pertumbuhan tumbuhan lobak ceri, merangkumi
panjang, berat dan kandungan klorofil. Kecekapan penggunaan Ca, K dan Mg dalam
kumpulan rawatan adalah jauh lebih tinggi daripada kumpulan kawalan. Manakala,
penggunaan baja memudahkan penyerapan nitrogen (N) dan fosforus (P). Selain
itu, baja Si-Ca-K-Mg secara berkesan boleh meningkatkan penunjuk utama dalam
tanah, seperti nilai pH, kapasiti pertukaran kation (CEC), Si tersedia, K, Ca
dan Mg. Keputusan uji kaji menunjukkan bahawa penukaran amang molibdenum kepada
baja Si-Ca-K-Mg adalah pendekatan yang berdaya maju dan berkesan.
Kata kunci: Baja Si-Ca-K-Mg; nutrien tanah; pertumbuhan lobak
ceri; tanah berasid
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