Nursery Practices in Oil Palm - A Manual (Paperback)

This is a hands-on, practical guide to general and specific practices in oil palm nurseries to produce healthy, vigorous and uniform plants ready for field planting. There are two nursery stages, pre-nursery and main nursery. The pre-nursery receives both germinated seeds and tissue culture produced plantlets (ramets) which are planted in a relatively small area in which shade and humidity can be controlled. Once young plants are established they are transferred to the main nursery, potted-on and grown on to produce field-ready plants. Good nursery practices, using sustainable approaches where possible, aim to provide high quality planting materials for both commercial production and field trialling. The book covers: Nursery set up - pre-nursery and main nursery Fertilizer programmes Watering Culling Weeding Pests and diseases Pre-field genotypic screening and selection Quarantine nurseries This is an invaluable manual for commercial seed producers, nursery plant producers, commercial plantation companies and plant breeders, as well as researchers in oil palm. It is useful for those starting a career in oil palm production, and as a reference guide for managers and for training purposes.

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Techniques in Plantation Science
Release date:	August 2019
First published:	2019
Series editors:	Brian Forster • Peter D. S. Caligari
Authors:	Nur D Laksono • Umi Setiawati • Fazrin Nur • Miranti Rahmaningsih • Yassier Anwar • Heru Rusfiandi • Eben Haeser Sembiring • Brian Forster
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-78924-214-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78924-214-2
Barcode:	9781789242140

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