Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2017, Pages 57-77

  Woittiez, Lotte S ^a   van Wijk, Mark T ^b   Slingerland, Maja ^a   van Noordwijk, Meine ^a,c   Giller, Ken E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre Bogor   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Intensification; Management; Palm oil; Perennial; Physiology; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROP PLANT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VEGETABLE OIL; YIELD RESPONSE;

ELAEIS;

EID: 85009200817     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2016.11.002     Document Type: Review

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