The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) / C.W.S. Hartley.
Series: Tropical agriculture seriesPublication details: Harlow, Essex, England : Longman Scientific & Technical ; New York : Wiley, 1988.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 761 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN:- 0470210702
- 0582404002
- 633.851 19 HAR
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CONTENTS
The origin and development of the oil palm industry
The botany of the oil palm
The climates and soils of the oil palm regions
Factors affecting growth, flowering and yield
Oil palm selection and breeding
Germination and the preparation and storage of seed
The raising of nursery seedlings
The preparation of land for oil palm plantations
The establishment of oil palms in the field
The care and maintenance of a plantation
The nutrition of the oil palm
Mixed cropping, rearing livestock among oil palms and tapping for wine
Diseases and pests of the oil palm
The products of the oil palm and their extraction
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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