Crop water use efficiency in under rainfed and irrigated oil palm cultivation

Mohd Razi I., . and Mohd Roslan M. N., . (2009) Crop water use efficiency in under rainfed and irrigated oil palm cultivation. [Proceedings Paper]

The average yields in agricultural system of developed countries rarely exceed 30 of the record yields for those countries. The differences between average and record yield is mostly attributable to the effects of abiotic stress especially drought. In oil palm persistent drought coupled with high air temperature resulted in declining yield and quality of fruits. Improving water use efficiency becomes the main target in relation to plant performance in limited water environment. In rainfed irrigation crop production the efficiency in which water is used for crop productivity could be significantly improved by many agronomic manipulation practices. In this paper we report our observation on growth and yield performance under rainfed and irrigated oil palm in northern region of Malaysia. The objective of this study is to assess the water status on water use efficiency and physiological responses in rainfed and irrigated oil palm cultivation. The instantaneous WUE in the field study showed better response in the irrigatedpalms as compared to control.

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The average yields in agricultural system of developed countries rarely exceed 30 of the record yields for those countries. The differences between average and record yield is mostly attributable to the effects of abiotic stress especially drought. In oil palm persistent drought coupled with high air temperature resulted in declining yield and quality of fruits. Improving water use efficiency becomes the main target in relation to plant performance in limited water environment. In rainfed irrigation crop production the efficiency in which water is used for crop productivity could be significantly improved by many agronomic manipulation practices. In this paper we report our observation on growth and yield performance under rainfed and irrigated oil palm in northern region of Malaysia. The objective of this study is to assess the water status on water use efficiency and physiological responses in rainfed and irrigated oil palm cultivation. The instantaneous WUE in the field study showed better response in the irrigatedpalms as compared to control.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal TP684 P3I61 2009 vol. 1 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Oil palm
AGROVOC Term:	Cultivation
AGROVOC Term:	Water use efficiency
AGROVOC Term:	Rainfed farming
AGROVOC Term:	Irrigation
AGROVOC Term:	Yields
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural systems
AGROVOC Term:	Air temperature
AGROVOC Term:	Plant performance
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:14
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12305

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