Research and Development Projects: Techno-Economic Management
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Utilisation of palm wastes and by-products-To develop a system to utilize EFB more efficiently in the estate
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Precision agriculture-To develop a method to produce as appiled map(fertilizer)
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Oil palm yield forecasting
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Oil palm replanting- To evaluate a new method of clearing old oil palm for replanting using a machine called the EnviroMulcherTM on the early growth of the replanted palms mulched with the pulverised palm trunk chip
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Size of polybag-To evaluate the suitability of using smaller polybags in the nursery and subsequent assessment of growth and yield of oil palms in the field(New Pogoh estate)
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Size of polybag-To evaluate the suitability of using smaller polybags in the nursery and subsequent assessment of growth and yield of oil palms in the field(Batang Jelai Estate)
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Size of polybag-To evaluate the suitability of using smaller polybags in the nursery and subsequent assessment of growth and yield of oil palms in the field(Tuan Mee Estate)
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To investigate the effectiveness of AA+Mulch on year 1 oil palm (10ha-Ladang Bekoh)
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Labour saving technique in nursery- To evaluate the effects of different types of mulching on the growth of immature oil palms in low rainfall regions(Voules Estate)
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To investigate the use of AA+Mulch to reduce the frequency of fertilizer application in year2 and year3 of oil palm plantings(10ha-Ladang Landak)
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Applications of personal digital assistant(PDA)-To evaluate the feasibility of using PalmPilot ( a PDA) for ffb recording in the field
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Precision agriculture-To weigh ffb in the field to generate yield map on per harvesting task basis for precision agriculture
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