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4 CRITICAL REASONS WHY OIL PALM TREE WILL NOT BEAR FRUITS AT FULL MATURITY

If you are an oil palm farmer with a plantation of oil palm tree with 20% to 30% or more of the tree failure to bear fruits at age 4 and above then this article is for you and this article should resonate well with you so as to solve many problems related to fruits production in your oil palm plantation .Practically there are solutions to 3 of the 4 reasons why oil palm tree will not near fruits at full maturity but the 4th reason as no solution but to eradicate the palm tree and replace it with a viable F1 seedlings that is capable of bearing fruits within 3 to 4 years under good farm management .

LACK OF PROPER SOIL FERTILIZATION
Oil palm tree is an heavy feeder plant that require an adequate amount of soil nutrient to bear enough fruits amd the lack of it the yield will go down .within year 1 to 3 the palm tree under goes a vegetative growth which exhausted all the soil nutrient hence by year 3 to 4 when first fruits production is supposed to start the palm tree is left with no soil nutrient makes it impossible for fruit production to take place and the farmer becomes frustrated .

The solution to the problem is to amend the soil by applying both organic and inorganic fertiliser. The best way to apply organic manure such as cow waste or poultry waste is to dig some feet away around the base of each palm tree and apply the manure and then after some month during rain season the farmer can apply inorganic fertiliser.this process will ensure that enough soil nutrient is available to meet the palm tree nutrient need so as to bear fruits .Application of fertiliser like NPK should be a yearly routine programme if the farmer wants get good yield from their plantation .From my years of experience I can tell you with confidence that majority of oil small scale oil palm farmer do not apply fertiliser to their palm tree ,they leave it for nature to do the work and this leads to low annual yield of palm tree in Nigeria .see how to apply manure the picture attached below .

INADEQUATE INSECT POLLINATING AGENT
lack of this insect such as weevils and honey bees that are capable of cross pollinating the oil palm tree through their biological activities of moving the pollen grain from the male flower plant to the female stigma which later bears fruits ,the lack of this insect could lead to poor fruit production of oil palm tree .However in our regions here in oil palm growing regions this insect are available in the right amount to cross pollinate oil palm tree hence the majority of problems related to poor or lack of fruit production could be traced to other factors which are also explained in this article .During flowering stage of oil palm tree the farmer should avoid spraying insecticide that are capable of destroying this beneficial insect that aid Pollination.It is advisable not to spray any thing related to insecticide during the flowering stage in the oil palm plantation


INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL ,PROLONG DROUGHT AND HEAT
This factors could also lead to poor fruits production or lack of it .When an oil palm tree experience prolonged drought coupled by extreme heat then the fruits production for that year will be very low and harvest will decline .This is why Oil palm tree in the Western part of Nigeria will bear more fruits and increase yield than oil palm tree planted in the northern part of Nigeria .Another challenges that a farmer could encounter when there is no sufficient rainfall is flower abortion which leads to low yield .the entire part of western Nigeria and some states in the North central can boost oil adequate amount of annual rainfall that support the profitable oil palm farming in Nigeria .


PLANTING OF INFERIOR SEEDLINGS
Planting of inferior seedlings such as second filial
generation of seed called F2 harvested from an hybrid oil palm farm is the major reason why 70 percent of oil palm farms experience low yield Nigeria .Buying cheap seedlings from unreliable source with no prove of invoice or receipt from seed company as lead to many oil palm farmer losing their investment in oil palm farming .Most of these seedlings after 4 years of hardwork and investment will turn out to become male palm tree that bears only male flower hence no fruits can be harvest from the tree leading to loss of investment .There is no solution to help an unproductive oil palm tree of more than 5 years old to bear fruits .The farmer will have to uproot them and replant F1 seedling that is capable of bearing fruits within year 3 to 4 after planting and follow up with adequate soil fertilisation .

In conclusion ,the hybridization process of cross breeding PISIFERA which is a male shelless oil palm with DURA which is female thick shelled oil palm produces an heterozygote popularly called HYBRID TENERA F1 .Therefore if a farmer picks a seed kernel from a tenera palm fruits for the purpose of planting is called F2 which is not productive for commercial oil palm farming and this as been the major reason why many farms belonging to small scale farmers are not productive thereby loosing their investment .Such farms tend to produce more of Male palm trees instead of female palm trees that produce palm fruits .

Our commitment is to ensure that all oil palm farmer in Nigeria succeed and for more enquiries about our services call or what's app KKFARMS on 07062053560

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Karbswell:
4 CRITICAL REASONS WHY OIL PALM TREE WILL NOT BEAR FRUITS AT FULL MATURITY

If you are an oil palm farmer with a plantation of oil palm tree with 20% to 30% or more of the tree failure to bear fruits at age 4 and above then this article is for you and this article should resonate well with you so as to solve many problems related to fruits production in your oil palm plantation .Practically there are solutions to 3 of the 4 reasons why oil palm tree will not near fruits at full maturity but the 4th reason as no solution but to eradicate the palm tree and replace it with a viable F1 seedlings that is capable of bearing fruits within 3 to 4 years under good farm management .

LACK OF PROPER SOIL FERTILIZATION
Oil palm tree is an heavy feeder plant that require an adequate amount of soil nutrient to bear enough fruits amd the lack of it the yield will go down .within year 1 to 3 the palm tree under goes a vegetative growth which exhausted all the soil nutrient hence by year 3 to 4 when first fruits production is supposed to start the palm tree is left with no soil nutrient makes it impossible for fruit production to take place and the farmer becomes frustrated .

The solution to the problem is to amend the soil by applying both organic and inorganic fertiliser. The best way to apply organic manure such as cow waste or poultry waste is to dig some feet away around the base of each palm tree and apply the manure and then after some month during rain season the farmer can apply inorganic fertiliser.this process will ensure that enough soil nutrient is available to meet the palm tree nutrient need so as to bear fruits .Application of fertiliser like NPK should be a yearly routine programme if the farmer wants get good yield from their plantation .From my years of experience I can tell you with confidence that majority of oil small scale oil palm farmer do not apply fertiliser to their palm tree ,they leave it for nature to do the work and this leads to low annual yield of palm tree in Nigeria .see how to apply manure the picture attached below .

INADEQUATE INSECT POLLINATING AGENT
lack of this insect such as weevils and honey bees that are capable of cross pollinating the oil palm tree through their biological activities of moving the pollen grain from the male flower plant to the female stigma which later bears fruits ,the lack of this insect could lead to poor fruit production of oil palm tree .However in our regions here in oil palm growing regions this insect are available in the right amount to cross pollinate oil palm tree hence the majority of problems related to poor or lack of fruit production could be traced to other factors which are also explained in this article .During flowering stage of oil palm tree the farmer should avoid spraying insecticide that are capable of destroying this beneficial insect that aid Pollination.It is advisable not to spray any thing related to insecticide during the flowering stage in the oil palm plantation


INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL ,PROLONG DROUGHT AND HEAT
This factors could also lead to poor fruits production or lack of it .When an oil palm tree experience prolonged drought coupled by extreme heat then the fruits production for that year will be very low and harvest will decline .This is why Oil palm tree in the Western part of Nigeria will bear more fruits and increase yield than oil palm tree planted in the northern part of Nigeria .Another challenges that a farmer could encounter when there is no sufficient rainfall is flower abortion which leads to low yield .the entire part of western Nigeria and some states in the North central can boost oil adequate amount of annual rainfall that support the profitable oil palm farming in Nigeria .


PLANTING OF INFERIOR SEEDLINGS
Planting of inferior seedlings such as second filial
generation of seed called F2 harvested from an hybrid oil palm farm is the major reason why 70 percent of oil palm farms experience low yield Nigeria .Buying cheap seedlings from unreliable source with no prove of invoice or receipt from seed company as lead to many oil palm farmer losing their investment in oil palm farming .Most of these seedlings after 4 years of hardwork and investment will turn out to become male palm tree that bears only male flower hence no fruits can be harvest from the tree leading to loss of investment .There is no solution to help an unproductive oil palm tree of more than 5 years old to bear fruits .The farmer will have to uproot them and replant F1 seedling that is capable of bearing fruits within year 3 to 4 after planting and follow up with adequate soil fertilisation .

In conclusion ,the hybridization process of cross breeding PISIFERA which is a male shelless oil palm with DURA which is female thick shelled oil palm produces an heterozygote popularly called HYBRID TENERA F1 .Therefore if a farmer picks a seed kernel from a tenera palm fruits for the purpose of planting is called F2 which is not productive for commercial oil palm farming and this as been the major reason why many farms belonging to small scale farmers are not productive thereby loosing their investment .Such farms tend to produce more of Male palm trees instead of female palm trees that produce palm fruits .

Our commitment is to ensure that all oil palm farmer in Nigeria succeed and for more enquiries about our services call or what's app KKFARMS on 07062053560

There are many folks selling F2 oilpalm seedlings and claiming it is tenera seedlings that they are selling.

Even you OP, how are we sure those oilpalm seedlings in that your picture are not F2 oilpalm seedlings?

How did you come about the sprouted seeds?

Do you do the cross breeding to get the hybrid seeds?

Is time wasting to reply you but check below

Karbswell:
Is time wasting to reply you but check below

Sorry for wasting your precious time to reply me.

We employed this guy to help carry out several tasks on our Palm Tree farm, including planting 350 extra trees, ring weeding, applying manure (based on his recommendation), and counting the existing trees. He charged us for these services per palm tree.

Long story short, he stayed on-site for over a week, claiming he was supervising all the work. He charged us adequately and even asked for extra pay. However, when we visited the farm a few days later, we found that he and his team hadn't touched over half of the palms. He charged us for ring weeding and applying manure to every single palm, but within just 30 minutes of being on the farm, we saw over 50 palms that hadn't even been weeded, let alone had manure applied.

He talks a lot, with a sweet mouth, but he is just scamming his customers. Bear in mind, this is the second time we've engaged him on the farm. The first time was also fraught with irregularities, which he promised to rectify in this second engagement. Now, after showing him all the irregularities again, he's saying that once we engage him for the full farm weeding, he will rectify all the outstanding jobs he had already charged us for and been paid for.

He might turn around and say the manure we provided was not enough, but he didn't tell us this or say anything about it. We discovered he only collected money for work he didn't have the decency to do. As part of the first engagement, we also paid him to procure and spray the palms, which we found he didn't do.

He is a very deceitful person who tries to charm you with his sweet talk and false openness. It's all part of the act to reel in unsuspecting customers.

Avoid him like the plague.

I will post screenshot of conversations soon.