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Best Management Practice for Maximum Economic Yield in Oil Palm (BMP-OP II)

IPNI-2005-SEAP-3

Overview Related Article
15 Feb 2007

Publications



Journal Articles (refereed)
  • Witt C, Fairhurst TH, Griffiths W. 2006. The need to increase profitability in oil palm plantations: matching crop and nutrient management principles with evolving strategies. The Planter. 82(963):377-403.

Journal Articles (not refereed)
  • Witt C, Fairhurst TH, Griffiths W. 2005. Key principles of crop and nutrient management in oil palm. Better Crops. 3:27-31.
  • Griffiths W, Fairhurst TH. 2003. Implementation of best management practices in an oil palm rehabilitation project. Better Crops Int. 17:6-19.



Conference Proceedings
  • C Donough, C Witt, T H Fairhurst, W Griffiths & A Gfroerer-Kerstan (2006) Concept and implementation of best management practice for maximum economic yield in oil palm plantations. In: Higher Productivity and Efficient Practices for Sustainable Plantation Agriculture (Vol.1). Proceedings of the 5th International Planters Conference 2006, Putrajaya Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 26 – 27 June 2006. P 1 – 12.
  • Fairhurst TH, Griffiths W, Gfroerer-Kerstan A. 2006. Concept and implementation of best management practice for maximum economic yield in an oil palm plantation in Sumatra. In: 2006 International Oil Palm Conference. Optimum use of resources: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable oil palm development.19-23 June 2006, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI): Bali, Indonesia. p 1-16.

Conference and Workshop Papers
  • Evaluating best management practices (BMP) for maximum economic yield in oil palm. Workshop discussion paper by C Donough and C Witt presented at Regional Collaborator Workshop, 30th October 2007, PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk, Kisaran, North Sumatra.
  • The best management practice (BMP) concept – a management tool for yield intensification in oil palm plantations. Seminar discussion paper by C Donough and C Witt presented at Seminar for Plantation Executives, 31st October 2007, Medan, North Sumatra.

Conference and Workshop Posters
  • Witt C, Donough CR, Fairhurst TH. 2008. Ecological intensification of oil palm production through best management practices. Poster Paper presented at the 6th Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT6), 18-20 November 2008, Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia [Abstract only].
  • Donough CR, Witt C. 2007. Ecological yield intensification through best management practice: first results of wider scale evaluation. Poster presented at the 5th Roundtable Meeting (RT5) on Sustainable Palm Oil, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-22 November, 2007 [Abstract only].
  • Witt C, Donough CR. 2007. Oil palm management: Ecological yield intensification through best management practice. Poster presented at the 5th Roundtable Meeting (RT5) on Sustainable Palm Oil, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-22 November, 2007 [Abstract only].