Impact comparison of El Niño and ageing crops on Malaysian oil palm yield

• Main Authors: Khor, Jen Feng, Ling, Lloyd, Yusop, Zulkifli, Chin, Ren Jie, Lai, Sai Hin, Kwan, Ban Hoe, Ng, Danny Wee Kiat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106367/1/ZulkifliYusop2023_ImpactComparisonofElNinoandAgeingCrops.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/106367/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12030424

Ageing oil palm crops show a significant correlation with the declining oil palm yield in Malaysia. Not only do aged crops result in lower production, but they are also more costly and difficult to harvest. The Malaysian oil palm yield recovered to the pre-El Niño level after the 1997/98 El Niño eve...