An improved monthly oil palm yield predictive model in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Khor, Jen Feng, Yusop, Zulkifli, Ling, Lloyd
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107895/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8024-4_15

Oil palm crop is sensitive to the heat stress. A new model is developed with 36 years of national monthly yield data to quantify the impact of past El Niño events on the Malaysian palm oil industry, namely Fresh Fruit Bunch Index (FFBI) model. The FFBI model shows significant correlation with the Na...