Abstract
A comparative study on zero tillage and bulldozing, as land preparations for oil palm seedling transplanted into the field was conducted at Ayip Eku Oil Palm Estate between 1993 and 1997. The experimental site was a five-year fallow land in which Panicum maximum (Guinea grass) and Centresoma pubescence were dominant fallow species. Sprouted oil palm nuts were obtained from the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and established in a single stage nursery and used for the experiment. Number of leaves per palm, palm height and leaf area (LA) determined after 12 months of field planting, were significantly higher in the zero tillage plots than the bulldozed plots. Zero tillage exerted a more significant (P Keywords : zero tillage, bulldozing, crop growth and nutrient status after 5 years Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4(2) 2005: 149-154
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