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Iron Deficiency in Oil Palm Management by Khairuddin Maktub is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a study on iron deficiency in oil palm trees grown on sandy soil in Sumatra, Indonesia. The researchers describe symptoms of iron deficiency as chlorosis beginning in the youngest fronds and spreading to older fronds. Through leaf analysis, they determined the critical level of iron for oil palm growth is 50 mg/kg in the 17th frond. Applying a ferrous sulfate solution to a single root was found to be an efficient and long-lasting method to overcome iron deficiency in affected oil pa
- Author
- Khairuddin Maktub
- Language
- EN