PEST & DESEASE AND NUTRITION MANAGEMENT IN OIL PALM PLANTATION

Good agronomic and management inputs are equally essential so as palms are healthy and strong for resisting against pest and disease infestation. Early detection and appropriate timely control actions are of paramount importance to keep pest and disease in check. Field personnel need to equip with sound knowledge in undertaking effective treatment timely so as losses in oil palm yield, damage of fruit brunches or palms and in extreme extend palm deaths are kept to minimum. b. Oil palm requires sufficient and balanced nutrients for healthy vegetative growth, maximum economic yields and resistance towards pest

Pest & Disease and Nutrition Management in Oil Palm Plantation DAY 1 : Pest & Disease Control and Management 1.What is Pest? 2.What is Disease? 3.Cause of P&D Occurrence 4.Importance of P&D Control 5.Detection of P&D Occurrence in OP Fields 6.Calibration of Pesticides Usage 7.Pesticide Toxicity Colour Classification 8.Pesticide Formulation SESSION 2 9.Major Pest & Disease in OP 10.Common Pests in OP & Its Control 11.Beneficial Plants 12.Natural Predators 13.Common Diseases in OP & Its Control DAY 2 : NUTRITION, MANURING, LEAF & FERTILIZER SAMPING FOR OIL PALM SESSION 3 1.Plant Nutrients 2.Short Notes on Soil 3.Nutrient Management in Oil Palm 4.Objective & Importance of Fertilizer Application 5.Important Nutrients & Deficiency Symptoms in Oil Palm 6.Oil Palm Biomass & Usage 7.Fertilizer Program & Costing SESSION 4 8.Administration of Manuring Operations in Oil Palm Plantation 9.Manuring Work Plan & Records 10.Leaf Sampling Procedures for Foliar Analysis 11.Fertilizer Sampling Procedures for Nutrient Analysis