Research project on Integrated Weed Management Strategies for Oil Palm

The overall objective of the project was to investigate and review current herbicide use for weed management in oil palm production. This is intended to support the identification of alternative, improved management approaches having potential for promotion to, and adoption by, RSPO members and the broader oil palm industry. In this context the principle role of CABI (CAB International) was to acquire and collate information on weed management practices in oil palm, the use of chemical herbicides by producers and the toxicological characteristics and fate of herbicides commonly used in oil palm production. This was largely achieved through a review of literature, surveys of producer herbicide practice and producer case studies.

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