The practice of intercropping Sentang (azadirachta axcelsa) with oil palm (eleaisis guineensis) and it effect on growth and yield / Mohd Hasyidan Mohamed

Forest Research Institute Of Malaysia (FRIM) not only focuses on rehabilitation of forest in forest reserve, but also at areas of This programme also coincides with FRIM goal to excel the green area directment through the rehabilitation of soil and maximizes its usage. One of the steps introduced by FRIM is thought agroforestry activities. Agroforestry is a soil management system that is constant in increasing the productivity of soil by combining plant productivity and forest plants or animals in unison or accordingly on the same single soil unit, using the practice of the local village's culture. Therefore, agroforestry increases soil's function through planting of many forest tree plantations such as sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) and tick (Tecotona grandis), and also plantation plant such as rubber (Hevea) and oil palm (Eleaisis guineensis). Through the research carried out, an observation was carried out to see the growth of the crop, which involves its height and diameter. To find the answer to its positive or negative effect, a selection on sentang and oil palm trees and only sentang is carried out. Research carried out only involved growth and yield.