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Nursery Practices in Oil Palm - A Manual (Paperback)
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Nursery Practices in Oil Palm - A Manual (Paperback)
Series: Techniques in Plantation Science
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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.
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