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1. Local Name: Dabai, Sibu Olive (Canarium odontophyllum)
2. Recommended varieties:
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There is no specific variety recommended yet. Use seeds from trees bearing very good quality fruits or vegetatively propagate these trees by budding. Select upright water shoots for budwood.
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3. Soil Requirement:
- Most vigorous on well drained, loamy, alluvial soils found along riverbanks.
- Prefer flat to gently sloping land.
4. Spacing: 9m x 9m (123 trees/ha)
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For seedling trees, sometimes 2 trees are planted close on 1 planting point. If one happens to be a male tree, it is chopped down. |
5. Fertiliser application:
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Year
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Time of application
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Type of fertiliser
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Amount / Stand / Year
(kg)
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Rate/ Application
(kg)
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0
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At Planting |
Rock Phosphate
Dolomite
Organic manure |
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1
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Once every 3 months
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15:15:15
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2
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Once every 3 months
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15:15:15
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3
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Once every 3 months |
15:15:15 |
1.50
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0.38
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4
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Once every 4 months |
12:12:17:2+TE
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2.00
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0.67
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5
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Once every 4 months |
12:12:17:2+TE |
2.50
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0.83
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6
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Once every 4 months |
12:12:17:2+TE |
3.00
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1.00
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7
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Once every 4 months |
12:12:17:2+TE |
5.00
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1.67
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8 onwards
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Once every 4 months |
12:12:17:2+TE |
7.00
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2.33
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6. Vegetative period: seedling : 7 - 10 years, budded trees : 4 - 6 years.
7. Economic Life: 25 - 40 years.
8. Yield:
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30 - 100 kg in younger trees. Mature trees can yield up to 300 kg. |
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