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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 158

Q158

Pre-bearing period in oil palm is

A.
3 years
Answer
B.
5 years
C.
7 years
D.
9 years

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Oil palm crop is a hardy crop and low pest and disease incidence. It yields highest edible oil among the other oil crops.
Pre-bearing is the time period between planting and bearing fruit in a tree. Pre-bearing period in oil palm is 3 years. Farmers can get extra income by intercropping in pre-bearing period of oil palms.
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