Soil Health & Sustainability
Maximising FFB quality during peak harvest seas...
Malaysia's oil palm harvest peaks in August to October. The quality of fresh fruit bunches at this peak: measured by oil extraction rate and bunch weight: is directly shaped by...
Maximising FFB quality during peak harvest seas...
Malaysia's oil palm harvest peaks in August to October. The quality of fresh fruit bunches at this peak: measured by oil extraction rate and bunch weight: is directly shaped by...
Nitrogen volatilisation from urea in oil palm: ...
Research shows that 11 to 42% of nitrogen applied as urea in Malaysian oil palm is lost to the atmosphere as ammonia before plants can use it. This article explains...
Nitrogen volatilisation from urea in oil palm: ...
Research shows that 11 to 42% of nitrogen applied as urea in Malaysian oil palm is lost to the atmosphere as ammonia before plants can use it. This article explains...
Empty fruit bunch as a soil amendment: closing ...
Empty fruit bunches (EFB) from palm oil mills contain 2.4% potassium, 0.9% nitrogen, and substantial organic matter. Applied as mulch, compost, or biochar, EFB returns these nutrients to the plantation...
Empty fruit bunch as a soil amendment: closing ...
Empty fruit bunches (EFB) from palm oil mills contain 2.4% potassium, 0.9% nitrogen, and substantial organic matter. Applied as mulch, compost, or biochar, EFB returns these nutrients to the plantation...
Biochar from oil palm biomass: how charcoal imp...
Biochar made from oil palm waste improves soil pH, increases CEC, reduces nutrient leaching, and can sequester carbon equivalent to 54% of Malaysian agricultural emissions. This article examines the science...
Biochar from oil palm biomass: how charcoal imp...
Biochar made from oil palm waste improves soil pH, increases CEC, reduces nutrient leaching, and can sequester carbon equivalent to 54% of Malaysian agricultural emissions. This article examines the science...
Liming acid soils in Malaysian oil palm: how do...
The average soil pH in Malaysian oil palm estates is 4.3: a level that locks up phosphorus, manganese, and calcium while freeing toxic aluminium and iron. Dolomite application corrects pH...
Liming acid soils in Malaysian oil palm: how do...
The average soil pH in Malaysian oil palm estates is 4.3: a level that locks up phosphorus, manganese, and calcium while freeing toxic aluminium and iron. Dolomite application corrects pH...
Silicon nutrition in oil palm: the overlooked e...
Silicon is not classified as an essential nutrient for oil palm, but the evidence says otherwise. From 53% Ganoderma disease reduction to improved drought tolerance and frond rigidity, silicon fills...
Silicon nutrition in oil palm: the overlooked e...
Silicon is not classified as an essential nutrient for oil palm, but the evidence says otherwise. From 53% Ganoderma disease reduction to improved drought tolerance and frond rigidity, silicon fills...