Establishment: Holing and Planting of Palms
The oil palms are preferably planted 1 month after the planting of legumes and the following are some of the normal planting operations:
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lining (Figure 9)
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holing (Figure 10)
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final selection of nursery palms and transporting them to the field (Figure 11)
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application of rock phosphates into the planting hole, removal of polybag and the actual planting (Figure 12)
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firming up the base of the newly planted palm (Figure 12)
At palm planting, AA+ Mulch (Figure 13) with one year’s supply of fertilizer could also be utilized. Other benefits of this system would be discussed in section 4.0.
