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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}
Aug 1, 2020 · However, weeds continue to be an important constraint for oil palm, rubber, and rice production. Weed management in Malaysia is highly reliant on herbicides; however, other control measures are integrated, including cultural, physical, biological, and mechanical methods.
Weeds can affect crop in many ways such as nutrient and water competition, yield reduction and retarding palm growth. Several species of weeds have been reported to cause adverse effect on oil palm yields.
A survey was conducted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to gain information on noxious weeds in oil palm plantations. The survey was conducted through questionnaires distributed to a total of 1412 oil palm estates with immature plantings throughout Malaysia between August 2008 and April 2009.
According to Corley et al. (1976), the following four types of weeding operations will be necessary in areas where legume covers are maintained: circle weeding of palm circles (Figure 14) – for young palms, circle weeding is normally carried out to prevent weed competition.
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.
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.
