East Sabah’s plantation belt (Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Kinabatangan) spans fertile volcanic soils and wide alluvial floodplains, under rainfall high enough that leaching is a year-round condition.
Around Tawau and Lahad Datu, oil palm grows on volcanic-derived soils that are fertile by tropical standards, although applied phosphorus can be tied up. Around Sandakan and Kinabatangan, much of the planted area sits on alluvial river plains that are prone to flooding.
Heavy, year-round rainfall means nutrients applied in one large round are exposed to leaching. NEXGROW is a bio-organic fertiliser, processed in line with MS 1517:2012, that adds organic matter and phosphate-solubilising bacteria. The rate for your block is set after a soil test.
Split, smaller rounds suit continuous rainfall better than single large ones.
Phosphate-solubilising bacteria in NEXGROW help convert bound soil phosphorus into plant-available forms.
Split applications and soil organic matter help keep nutrients in the root zone.
Fertile volcanic soils still decline under monoculture — a soil test shows where your block stands.
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