Abstract
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) belong to the Arecaceae family, is economically valuable for oil production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth of immature oil palm intercropped with red chili pepper and to evaluate the best spacing for red chilli cultivation between immature oil palm. The study was conducted in Rimba Jaya Village, Air Kumbang District, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. The study began in October 2017 until February 2018. The design used for the red chili pepper cultivation was a one-factor Randomized Block Design. Spacing used as treatments, namely: (M1 = 50 x 50 cm ; M2 = 60 x 60 cm ; M3 = 70 x 70 cm). Treatments were placed in 5 groups. The results showed that plant height, stem diameter, canopy diameter and the greenness level of palm oil leaves did not affect by the presence of red chili pepper. While spacing of 50 x 50 cm provided a positive response to the growth and yield of chili pepper. The highest yield of red chili was 10.41 kg produced in 50 x 50 cm spacing.
Highlights
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) belong to Areaceae family, is an economically valuable for oil production
Oil produced by oil palm fruit can be made into several materials such as CPO (Crude Palm Oil) and PKO (Palm Kernell Oil) (Deilla and Ernah, 2018)
Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production in 2005 was 11,861,615 tons with an area of oil palm plantation up to 5,453,817 ha and CPO production increased to 6,615,958 tons with plantation area of 8,430.027 ha (Rahayu & Sofyan 2017)
Summary
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) belong to Areaceae family, is an economically valuable for oil production. Oil produced by oil palm fruit can be made into several materials such as CPO (Crude Palm Oil) and PKO (Palm Kernell Oil) (Deilla and Ernah, 2018). Palm oil or CPO is an important raw material for various industrial products, such as food, non-foods and biodiesel. Palm oil is highly preferred as an industrial raw material due to its availability in large quantities with lower prices as compared to other vegetable oils, soybean, sunflower, and corn (Hutabarat, 2017). Oil palm is tolerant to unfavorable environmental conditions. A range of certain environmental conditions are required to achieve optimal growth rates. Climate condition is the main environmental factor that influence the success of oil palm development (Benny et al, 2015)
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