从最大限度利用栽培土地的观点来看,油棕从大田定植至生产期的时距越短越好,用较大的幼苗定植可缩短这个非生产期。Bunting等(1934)认为,6—18个月龄的油棕苗都可定植成活,但他们推荐约9个月龄时定植,因为这时的苗株无论在苗圃和大田都易于操作。Gunn等(1964)在尼日利亚的研究表明,尽管7—8和12个月龄苗定 From the point of view of maximizing the use of cultivated land, the shorter the time interval between planting and production of oil palm, the shorter the better. Larger seedling colonization can shorten the non-productive period. Bunting et al. (1934) argue that oil palm seedlings of 6-18 months old are viable for colonization, but they recommend colonization at about 9 months of age because the seedling plant at this time is easy to handle both nursery and field. Studies by Gunn et al. (1964) in Nigeria showed that although 7-8 and 12 months old were young