Nutrient absorption by oil palm primary roots as affected by empty fruit bunch application

• Main Authors: Liew, Voon Kheong, Abdul Rahman, Zaharah, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Hussin, Aminuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15868/1/Nutrient%20absorption%20by%20oil%20palm%20primary%20roots%20as%20affected%20by%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20application.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15868/; http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/publications/joprv22april10-Liew.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Various parts of the oil palm primary roots were tested to determine the part which absorbs nutrients. An understanding of this aspect of nutrient absorption by the oil palm will explain why the application of empty fruit bunches (EFB) is important. Applying EFB increases the amount of roots, thus i...