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Table 2

Fertilization regimes applied after planting.

A: Fertilization regime per palm for young palms (g of fertilizer per palm)

Age of the palms (MAP) Type of fertilizer

compound KCl kieserite borax

1 500 x x x
3 500 x x x
9 500 x x x
15 500 x x x
22 1000 x x x
24 1000 x x x
27 1000 x x x
33 2000 x x x
40 x x 500 x
47 x 2000 x x
48 x x 500 x
60 x x x 50

B: fertilization regime per hectare on mature palms – after year 4 –
(kg of fertilizer per hectare)

Age of the palms (MAP) Type of fertilizer

KCl EFB TSP kieserite

59 286 x x x
72 357.5 x x x
83 x 12 200 x x
83 286 x x x
95 x 35 000 x x
95 286 x x x

NB 1: MAP = Months after planting. NB 2: 12-12-17-2 = mixed compound expressed in % N-P2O5-K2O-MgO content. NB3: EFB = Empty Fruit Bunch.

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