Experiences with the adoption of thinning practices
Publicación:
Revista Palmas; Vol. 31 Núm. 4 (2010); 53-58
0121-2923
Revista Palmas; Vol. 31 Núm. 4 (2010); 53-58
0121-2923
Abstract
The company Agroince Ltda., in view of a history of oil palms growing too large, with excessively long leaves that prevented the development of weed populations, and ensuing pruning and harvesting problems, decided to undertake a thinning program. To this end, the company tried two different treatments (one with dependent polygons and the other with independent polygons) and a control group. The program was originally intended to run for 3 years, of which 22 months have passed, but on the recommendation by Cenipalma it was extended to 5 years. The results presented in this report, although not conclusive, shed light on what can be expected from a thinning system. La empresa Agroince Ltda., debido a antecedentes como que las palmas de aceite crecían en exceso, las hojas de las mismas eran demasiado largas e impedían el desarrollo de la población de malezas, y se presentaban problemas en las labores de poda y de cosecha, decidió emprender un programa de raleo. Para ello, hizo dos tratamientos diferentes (uno de polígonos dependientes y otro de polígonos independientes) y mantuvo un testigo. El trabajo se trazó a tres años, de los cuales han transcurrido 22 meses y, por recomendación de Cenipalma, se extenderá a cinco años. Los resultados que se presentan en este informe, aunque no son definitivos, dan luces sobre lo que se puede esperar de un sistema de raleo.
The company Agroince Ltda., in view of a history of oil palms growing too large, with excessively long leaves that prevented the development of weed populations, and ensuing pruning and harvesting problems, decided to undertake a thinning program. To this end, the company tried two different treatments (one with dependent polygons and the other with independent polygons) and a control group. The program was originally intended to run for 3 years, of which 22 months have passed, but on the recommendation by Cenipalma it was extended to 5 years. The results presented in this report, although not conclusive, shed light on what can be expected from a thinning system.
Palabras clave:
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
aclareo
fisiología
densidad de siembra
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
aclareo
fisiología
densidad de siembra