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Productivity of the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. H. V. Corley ,
B. S. Gray  and
Ng Siew Kee
R. H. V. Corley
Affiliation:
Oil Palm Genetics Laboratory, Layang Layang, Johore, Malaysia
B. S. Gray
Affiliation:
Oil Palm Research Station, Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Ng Siew Kee
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, West Malaysia
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Summary

Crop Growth Rate, Leaf Area Index, Net Assimilation Rate and Harvest Index were estimated for oil palms in nine age groups growing on coastal alluvial soils in Malaysia. The mean Crop Growth Rate of mature palms was 29·83 t./ha./yr, with a Leaf Area Index of 3·61, and Net Assimilation Rate was 0·16 gm./dm.2/wk. Photosynthetic efficiency was about 2·2 per cent. Oil constituted about 17 per cent of total dry matter production. Possibilities for improving the yield of oil are briefly discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1971 , pp. 129 - 136
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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