Oil Palm: Management for Large and Sustainable Yields

Edited by T.H. Fairhurst and R. Härdter

Paperback: 382 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 981-04-8485-2
Dimensions: 25 cm x 17.5 cm x 2 cm
Weight: 950 g
Price: US$35.00


A review of this publication was published in J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. Click here to read the review.

Contents at a glance
Main section

• Introduction by R. Härdter and T. Fairhurst
• Botanical Aspects of the Oil Palm Relevant to Crop Management by S.K. Ng, H. von Uexküll and R. Härdter
• Land Selection for Oil Palm by S. Paramananthan
• The Search for Yield in Oil Palm: Basic Principles by K. Breure
• Clonal Oil Palm: Production, Yield Performance and Nutritional Requirements by S.K. Ng, K.C. Thong, C.H. Khaw, H.S.H. Ooi, K.Y. Leng, P. Kayaroganam, H. von Uexküll and R. Härdter
• Standard Agronomic Procedures and Practices by R.A. Gillbanks
• Legume Cover Plants by K.E. Giller and T. Fairhurst
• Canopy Management to Optimize Yield by H. von Uexküll, I.E. Henson and T. Fairhurst
• The Role of Nutrition in Disease Control by P. Turner
• General Oil Palm Nutrition – by K.J. Goh and R. Härdter
• Assessment of Oil Palm Fertilizer Requirements by H. Foster
• Design and Analysis of Fertilizer Experiments by R. Verdooren
• Fertilizing for Maximum Return by K.J. Goh, R. Härdter and T Fairhurst
• Utilization of Field Residues and Mill By-Products by M. Redshaw
• A Conceptual Framework for Precision Agriculture in Oil Palm Plantations by T. Fairhurst, I. Rankine, A.G. Kerstan, V. McAleer, C Taylor and W. Griffiths

Color Plates- a 16-page photo gallery that includes

• Satellite image of an oil palm plantation; maps generated using OMP software,
• Nutrient deficiency symptoms,
• Abnormalities of genetic and pathological origin,
• Nursery selection.

Sample pages from the book