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Sustainable weed management. Effective and sustainable management of weeds in oil palm cultivation -combination of various cultural, mechanical, biological, livestock grazing in integrated weed management strategies {IWM}
weed management practices in oil palm, the use of chemical herbicides by producers and the toxicological characteristics and fate of herbicides commonly used in oil palm production.
desired ground vegetation is vitally important to keep the palms free from weed competition, improve palm growth and oil palm yield facilitating uninterrupted access and evade soil erosion including in providing conducive ecosystem for beneficial parasitoids and predators to thrive to keep in check
Nov 4, 2019 · The weeding treatment consists of two levels: the herbicide treatment used 1,500 cm 3 glyphosate ha −1 yr −1 sprayed within the palm circle and divided into four applications per year, and 750 cm 3 glyphosate ha −1 yr −1 for the interrows split in two applications per year; the mechanical weeding treatment consists of cutting the ground ...
successful crop in Malaysia is the effectiveness of modern herbicides, specifically paraquat, in combating weeds that would have reduced oil palm productivity. As. esult, the oil palm plantations are the most significant consumers of herbicides, and paraq.
This article attempts to give an overview of the com-bined practice of pesticide management in oil palm plantations, the types of pesticides commonly used and the method of analysis to determine pesticide residues in palm oil. A brief outline of the regulatory controls for pesticides is also included.
Jul 1, 2023 · Weeds in oil palm plantations are commonly associated with harmful ground cover species that can compete with oil palm at some level. Here, we discuss weeds from the perspective of communities impacting other taxonomic groups of agro-biodiversity in oil palm plantations.
