Projects : Techno-Economic Management

Utilisation of palm wastes and by-products-To develop a system to utilize EFB more efficiently in the estate
Precision agriculture-To develop a method to produce as appiled map(fertilizer)
Oil palm yield forecasting
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
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)
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)
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)
To investigate the effectiveness of AA+Mulch on year 1 oil palm (10ha-Ladang Bekoh)
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)
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)
Applications of personal digital assistant(PDA)-To evaluate the feasibility of using PalmPilot ( a PDA) for ffb recording in the field
Precision agriculture-To weigh ffb in the field to generate yield map on per harvesting task basis for precision agriculture

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