Abstract
Ganoderma boninense is a fungus that can affect oil palm trees and cause a serious disease called the basal stem root (BSR). This disease causes the death of more than 80% of oil palm trees midway through their economic life and hexaconazole is one of the particular fungicides that can control this fungus. Hexaconazole can be applied by the soil drenching method and it will be of interest to know the concentration of the residue in the soil after treatment with respect to time. Hence, a field study was conducted in order to determine the actual concentration of hexaconazole in soil. In the present paper, a new approach that can be used to predict the concentration of pesticides in the soil is proposed. The statistical analysis revealed that the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) techniques would be appropriate in this study. The EDA techniques were used to fit a robust resistant model and predict the concentration of the residue in the topmost layer of the soil.
Highlights
Oil palm is the most important agricultural sector in Malaysia and it is contributing significantly to the economy of the country
In order to produce this large volume of quality oil products, the concerned authorities such as the palm oil producers need to be careful about their production of palm oil
The applications of chemical treatments are considered as the immediate short-term control measures. The use of this systemic fungicide, together with an appropriate technique of application may help to reduce the progress of the basal stem root (BSR) [11]
Summary
Oil palm is the most important agricultural sector in Malaysia and it is contributing significantly to the economy of the country. Prediction of Hexaconazole Concentration in the Soil Using Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). The cases of BSR have been reported in other countries like Africa, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Thailand [8] This disease causes the death of the oil palm trees in more than 80% cases midway through their economic life [9]. The applications of chemical treatments are considered as the immediate short-term control measures The use of this systemic fungicide, together with an appropriate technique of application may help to reduce the progress of the BSR [11]. The present paper reports a field study conducted in order to determine and predict the hexaconazole concentration in the real environment conditions in the top most layer of the soil. We started our analysis with the data obtained from the field experiment and transformed the data to construct the statistical model
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