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Goal Programming Formulation in Nutrient
Goal Programming Formulation in Nutrient
This is a refereed journal and all articles are professionally screened and reviewed ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Goal Programming Formulation in Nutrient Management for Chilli Plantation in
Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
1
Nasruddin Hassan, 2Suhalia Safiai, 2Nur Haryati Mohammad Raduan and 3Zuraini Ayop
1
School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor D.E., MALAYSIA
2
Centre for Foundation Studies,Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300, Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor D.E.,
MALAYSIA
3
Faculty of Science and Biotechnology,Universiti Selangor, 45600 Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor, Selangor
D.E., MALAYSIA
Nasruddin Hassan, Suhalia Safiai, Nur Haryati Mohammad Raduan and Zuraini Ayop; Goal
Programming Formulation in Nutrient Management for Chilli Plantation in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a preemptive goal programming model for multi-objective nutrient management
problem by determining the optimum fertilizer combination for chilli plantation in Sungai Buloh Malaysia.
Application of nutrients to the soil is commonly done by using fertilizers. A fertilizer is said to be a complete or
mixed fertilizer when it contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N-P-K). A set of data have been used to
test the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed model. Results of the model indicate that all objectives have
been achieved. Moreover with the fertilizer combination, the current cost of fertilizer used for chilli plantation
can be reduced. The flexibility of the model can be done by adjusting the goal priorities with respect to the
importance of each objective.
Corresponding Author
Nasruddin Hassan, School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor D.E., MALAYSIA
E-mail: nas@ukm.my
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Constraints:
A
n
x d4 d4 L(k) 60
(k )
n n
C x
n
n n d1 d1 T for n = 1, 2, …, 8 iii. Upper limit of nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorus
and potassium
A
n
(n)
n x d2 d2 L(n) 80
n A x d6 d6 U ( p) 125
( p)
n n
n
A
n
n x d3 d3 L( p) 75
( p)
n A x d7 d7 U (k) 120
(k )
n n
n
for n = 1, 2, …, 8
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Hence, the corresponding optimal solution is model. The methodology for optimum fertilizer
X 1 (Urea,45-0-0) = 177.778 kg/ha combinations presented in this paper is found to be
useful for agricultural planners who can advise
X 6 (Potassium Chlorite, 0-0-61) = 97.292 kg/ha farmers on fertilizer nutrient combinations. It is
X 8 (Triple Superphosphate, 0-46-0.4)= 163.043 shown that along with maintenance of soil fertility
the cost of fertilizer combination for chilli production
kg/ha can be reduced. The work on chilli production based
on nutrient management can be extended further to
The fertilizer content to be applied include 80 other solanaceae plants such as capsicum, tomatoes
kg/ha of Nitrogen, 75kg/ha of phosphorus and 60 and egg plants.
kg/ha of potassium and the cost of combination of
the above fertilizer content is RM1583.1047. Acknowledgment
Moreover, it is observed that with the above
combination, the cost of fertilizer used for chilli We are indebted to Universiti Kebangsaan
plantation can be reduced from RM 7400 to Malaysia for funding this research under the grant
RM1583.1047 per hectare. UKM-GUP-2011-159.
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