IJOP Vol 6 (1)

International Journal of Oil Palm

Vol. 6 (1) June, 2009

CONTENTS

Review Paper

Oil Palm Mineral Nutrition Management

J. P. Caliman

Research Paper

Nut Component Analysis of Exotic and Indigenous Sources of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Planting Materials

P. Murugesan, G. Bijimol and S. Gopakumar

Performance of Different Oil Palm Cross Cominations under Tungabhadra Command Area

B. G. Masthana Reddy, D. R. Patil, S. Arulraj, V. R. Joshi and Hanama Shetti

Effect of Soil-Pit Pretreatment on Germination and Seedling Quality of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

P. Murugesan and G. Bijimol

Effect of Different Methods of Irrigation and Nutrient Requirement on Yield of Oil Palm

K. Krishna Rao

Irrigation and NPK Requirement of Oil Palm for Tungabahadra Command Area

B. G. Masthana Reddy, D. R. Patil, Pattara, S. Arulraj and Hanama Shetti

Biomass Production and Potential Nutrient Contribution from Oil Palm Plantation Annually and at Feelling

S. Sunitha and P. T. Varghese

Studies on Colony Morphology and Sporulation of Ganoderma Isolates, Causing Basal Stem Rot Disease of Oil Palm

P. K. Mandal, V. Satyavani and M. Kochu Babu

Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectroscopy Method for Analysis of Fatty Acid Composition of Palm Oil Using BPX-70 Capillary Column

P. K. Mandal and G. Sujatha

Application of Statistical Models in Selection of Promising Oil Palm Hybrids

Ananta Sarkar, R. K. Mathur, V. M. Reddy and M. Kochu Babu

Adoption of Oil Palm Package of Practices and Yield Obtained by the Farmers in Karnataka, India – A Survey

M. V. Prasad and P. Sampath Kumar

Research Note

Preliminary Observations on Tissue Culture of Oil Palm

M. Jayanthi, P. K. Mandal, K. Suresh and B. Sunitha

A Multi-tier Cropping Model for Oil Palm under Rain Fed Conditions

S. Sunitha and P. T. Varghese

Economics and Nutrient Recycling in Oil Palm Plantations

S. Sunitha and P. T. Varghese