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This is a hands-on, practical guide to general and specific practices in oil palm nurseries to produce healthy, vigorous and uniform plants ready for field planting. There are two nursery stages, pre-nursery and main nursery. The pre-nursery receives both germinated seeds and tissue culture produced plantlets (ramets) which are planted in a relatively small area in which shade and humidity can be controlled. Once young plants are established they are transferred to the main nursery, potted-on and grown on to produce field-ready plants. Good nursery practices, using sustainable approaches where possible, aim to provide high quality planting materials for both commercial production and field trialling. The book covers: Nursery set up - pre-nursery and main nursery Fertilizer programmes Watering Culling Weeding Pests and diseases Pre-field genotypic screening and selection Quarantine nurseries This is an invaluable manual for commercial seed producers, nursery plant producers, commercial plantation companies and plant breeders, as well as researchers in oil palm. It is useful for those starting a career in oil palm production, and as a reference guide for managers and for training purposes.

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Nur Dian Laksono is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Umi Setiawati is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Fazrin Nur is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Miranti Rahmaningsih is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Yassier Anwar is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Heru Rusfiandi is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Eben Haeser Sembiring is with PT Prime Supplier International, Indonesia. Brian P. Forster is with Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia. Avasarala Sreenivasa Subbarao is with Netafim, India. Hafni Zahara is with the Indonesian Governmental Quarantine Agency, Indonesia.

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