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Development of an ablation tool for oil palm

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Title Development of an ablation tool for oil palm
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Creator M.V. Prasad, T. Vidhan Singh1 and K. Sudhakarbabu
 
Subject Ablation, Ablation tool, oil palm, Removal of inflorescence
 
Description Removal of male or female inflorescence with Ablation tool. Tool was developed for removal of inflorescence during first 3 years after planting.
Ablation is the process of removing unopened inflorescence from oil palm plantations during juvenile period (1 to 3 years). The ablation tool developed consists of a long handle of 2.54 cm diameter GI pipe having 152.4 cm length. At one end of this pipe, a “U” shaped welded holder has been made of 1 inch flat with 5±1 mm thickness and 19 cm length, which has a width of 2 cm at the welding point, and gradually widened to 5.2 to 5.7 cm at the outer end. A sharp pointed nail having 6.5 cm length and 5 to 8 mm diameter was welded at the centre of the “U” holder. In the traditional method of removing the inflorescence, at least 2.4 leaves were cut to remove one inflorescence whereas, with the developed tool, the leaves are not damaged or removed. Farmers generally avoid removal of the inflorescence during 1 to 3 years thereby hampering the growth and yield in the forthcoming years. The efficiency of the ablation tool is 125 inflorescence per hour.
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Date 2018-11-19T07:58:22Z
2018-11-19T07:58:22Z
2018-08-01
 
Type Journal
 
Identifier Prasad, M. V., Vidhan Singh, T and Sudhakarababu, K. Development of an ablation tool for oil palm. Journal of Plantation Crops, 2018, 46(2):139-142
0304-5242
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/12022
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Journal of Plantation Crops