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Jul 22, 2019
Pest and Diseases Control
[quix id='75' name='pest_diseases_bg'] Major pests in oil palm plantations in Malaysia are rats, bagworms, nettle caterpillars, rhinoceros beetle, bunch moth and termite whilst the diseases of consequence are the Ganoderma basal stem rot and, to a lesser extent, Marasmius bunch rot. [quix id='56' name='ipm'] Insecticides…
A critical aspect of oil palm cultivation is water management, as oil palm trees require significant amounts of water. Unstable water supplies may lead to unnecessary stress to trees and compromise both vegetative growth and fruit production. Therefore, sustainable measures to managing water supply are…
SALCRA practices a zero-burning technique both in the replanting and development of new areas for oil palm plantations. Palms are felled, chipped and/ or shredded, and trees and sapling are staked in windrow and left to decompose on site. [quix id='54' name='Planting & Replanting Technique']…
In keeping with the Organisation’s philosophy on sustainability, SALCRA formulated its plantation development to include the following criteria: Retaining as much natural forest cover on hill slopes. Development of areas exceeding 25 degrees will incorporate mitigating measures to reduce surface run-off and soil erosion. Terracing,…