Nursery Practices in Oil Palm

A Manual

Nur D Laksono, Umi Setiawati, Fazrin Nur, Miranti Rahmaningsih, Yassier Anwar, Heru Rusfiandi, Eben Haeser Sembiring, Brian P Forster, Avasarala Sreenivasa Subbarao, Hafni Zahara, Brian Forster, Peter D. S. Caligari, Brian P Forster, Peter D. S. Caligari

• Publisher: CAB International
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781789242140
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789242164
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Agronomy
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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 nurseryFertilizer programmesWateringCullingWeedingPests and diseasesPre-field genotypic screening and selectionQuarantine nurseriesThis 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Techniques in Plantation Science Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Series Foreword – Techniques in Plantation Science
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Health and Safety Considerations
• 3 Nursery Set-up
• 4 Pre-nursery Activities
• 5 Main Nursery Activities
• 6 Fertiliser Programmes
• 7 Watering
• 8 Culling
• 9 Weeding
• 10 Pests and Diseases
• 11 Pre-field Genotypic Screening and Selection
• 12 Quarantine Nurseries
• Index
• Back Cover