Abstract:
The importance of oil palm in the production of vegetable fats has increased over the last decade.
This is due to the considerable increase in the area planted and the development of agronomic
research. It has been demonstrated that mineral fertilization remains an exceptional practice
because the use of fertilizer is profitable on any plant material. It is in the context of the current
major orchard renewal projects that fertilization can play a significant role in enabling the
expression of the potential of new plant materials , which are more productive and more
exporters of mineral elements. Foliar diagnosis is used to study the mineral nutrition of oil palm.
At a young age, nitrogen fertilization is the most used to ensure good development. However,
phosphorus, potassium, chlorine, magnesium and sulfur can also occur during this immature
stage whose ranges range from the poorest sandy soils to the richest volcanic soils. As for the
pre-nursery and nursery stages, the contributions of mineral elements must be balanced and also
depend on the substrate used. It can be limited to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and
magnesium. The effect of good fertilization practice during this phase of young cultivation plays
an important role in the precocity and productivity of the future palm grove |
