Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia
Oil palm interspecific hybrids Elaeis oleífera × Elaeis guineensis (O × G) are grown across approximately 68,000 hectares in Colombia. To address the limited natural pollination capacity of O × G hybrids and the difficulties associated with assisted pollination regarding the timing of E. guineensis...
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| author | Hernández Rendón Diego Alejandro Daza Edison Steve Acosta Hernández Yeiner Arturo Mosquera-Montoya Mauricio |
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| description | Oil palm interspecific hybrids Elaeis oleífera × Elaeis guineensis (O × G) are grown across approximately 68,000 hectares in Colombia. To address the limited natural pollination capacity of O × G hybrids and the difficulties associated with assisted pollination regarding the timing of E. guineensis pollen application, the Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma) conducted studies on induction of parthenocarpic fruits. Cenipalma confirmed that application of 1,200 ppm of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at different phenological stages enabled the formation of parthenocarpic fruits. This technological advance was termed artificial pollination. This paper presents the results from a research study aimed at assessing the labor productivity for two methods of NAA application (NAA in solid mixture and NAA in liquid suspension). From a methodological standpoint, a time and motion study was conducted to assess labor productivity for each NAA application method, with time data collected using the software Cybertracker on a mobile platform (smartphone). The results indicated that a worker can cover 3.9 hectares in a working day and sprinkle 303 inflorescences in a working day when applying NAA in solid mixture. On the other hand, when applying NAA in liquid suspension, the worker can cover 3.2 hectares and sprinkle 315 inflorescences (i.e. in a working day). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8767d8effa8246d49e0e7830213b79bb2022-12-22T02:52:31ZengEDP SciencesOilseeds and fats, crops and lipids2272-69772257-66142022-01-01291210.1051/ocl/2022006ocl210057Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from ColombiaHernández Rendón Diego Alejandro0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-9476Daza Edison Steve1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-9077Acosta Hernández Yeiner Arturo2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1402-5236Mosquera-Montoya Mauricio3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-7779Research Results Validation Unit, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma)Biology and Plant Breeding Research Program, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma)Research Results Validation Unit, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma)Coordinator of the Research Results Validation Unit, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma)Oil palm interspecific hybrids Elaeis oleífera × Elaeis guineensis (O × G) are grown across approximately 68,000 hectares in Colombia. To address the limited natural pollination capacity of O × G hybrids and the difficulties associated with assisted pollination regarding the timing of E. guineensis pollen application, the Colombian Oil Palm Research Center (Cenipalma) conducted studies on induction of parthenocarpic fruits. Cenipalma confirmed that application of 1,200 ppm of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at different phenological stages enabled the formation of parthenocarpic fruits. This technological advance was termed artificial pollination. This paper presents the results from a research study aimed at assessing the labor productivity for two methods of NAA application (NAA in solid mixture and NAA in liquid suspension). From a methodological standpoint, a time and motion study was conducted to assess labor productivity for each NAA application method, with time data collected using the software Cybertracker on a mobile platform (smartphone). The results indicated that a worker can cover 3.9 hectares in a working day and sprinkle 303 inflorescences in a working day when applying NAA in solid mixture. On the other hand, when applying NAA in liquid suspension, the worker can cover 3.2 hectares and sprinkle 315 inflorescences (i.e. in a working day).https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/full_html/2022/01/ocl210057/ocl210057.htmlartificial pollinationinflorescencestime and motion studylabor productivity |
| spellingShingle | Hernández Rendón Diego Alejandro Daza Edison Steve Acosta Hernández Yeiner Arturo Mosquera-Montoya Mauricio Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids artificial pollination inflorescences time and motion study labor productivity |
| title | Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia |
| title_full | Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia |
| title_short | Assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from Colombia |
| title_sort | assessing the labor productivity of two methods of artificial pollination in oil palm crops from colombia |
| topic | artificial pollination inflorescences time and motion study labor productivity |
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