Key unknowns in nitrogen budget for oil palm plantations. A review

Pardon L., Bessou C., Netelenbos Nelson P., Dubos B., Ollivier J., Marichal R., Caliman J.P., Gabrielle B.
2016

Nitrogen (N) losses in agroecosystems are a major environmental and economic issue. This issue is particularly pronounced in oil palm cultivation because oil palm production area is expected to increase to 12 Mha by 2050. N fertilization in oil palm plantations is mainly provided by mineral fertilizers, palm oil mill by-products, and biological fixation using legume cover crops. N loss has a ...

Fertilisation; Production forestière; Physiologie végétale : nutrition