Experimental determination of the optimum oil palm planting density in Western Africa

This article follows on from two articles published in 2014 and 2018 the same trial conducted an oil palm plantation Nigeria which was aimed at assessing a range of different planting distances between palms (7.5 to 9.5 m) equilateral triangle design. The climate region is very stable, with seasons average 2000 mm rainfall per year. soil desaturated ferralitic type, sandy surface, deep, without coarse elements. After continually monitoring experimental for 16 years, there now enough hindsight propose optimum density Western Africa. A plateau has been reached 143 160 hectare Pobè C1001F material aforementioned pedoclimatic context.