Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
The shortage of workers in the oil palm industry caused some oil palm planters to practice the subsoil fertiliser placement to reduce the frequency of fertiliser application. The fresh fruit bunches (FFB) yield obtained from the subsoil fertiliser application was 4.52 t ha–1, which was 13% lower than when fertiliser was broadcasted. Hence, it is […]
The marked increase in oil palm hectarage in Sabah is largely due to the large tracts of land made available for oil palm planting. Out of the approximately one million hectares of land planted with oil palm, about 4246 ha are on coral soils located at FELDA Sahabat 23 and 24. These soils, derived from […]
El Niño and La Niña are two complex weather patterns that result from variations in the ocean temperatures of the equatorial Pacific. Being close to the equatorial Pacific, the occurrence of the socalled El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events has a notable impact on Malaysian weather. The wind circulation of the ENSO influences the precipitation in […]