Reducing Runoff Loss of Applied Nutrients in Oil Palm Cultivation Using Controlled-Release Fertilizers

Table 4

Frond number of immature oil palms at different months after fertilization (MAF).

Fertilizer treatments	Frond number plant^−1
	0 MAF	3 MAF	6 MAF	9 MAF	12 MAF
Control	13^a ± 0.12	17^c ± 0.50	20^b ± 0.49	23^c ± 0.99	26^c ± 1.53
Mixture	13^a ± 0.29	19^ab ± 1.15	24^ab ± 1.00	28^b ± 0.55	32^b ± 0.75
CRFB-60%	12^a ± 0.27	19^ab ± 0.27	26^a ± 0.82	29^ab ± 0.56	33^ab ± 0.67
CRFG-60%	12^a ± 0.27	18^ab ± 0.81	27^a ± 0.46	31^a ± 0.22	35^a ± 1.20
CRFB-100%	12^a ± 0.12	19^ab ± 0.87	25^ab ± 1.35	31^a ± 1.05	34^ab ± 1.33
CRFG-100%	13^a ± 0.24	20^a ± 0.43	26^a ± 1.98	32^a ± 0.66	36^a ± 0.48

All analyses are mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). Means not sharing a common letter are significantly different by DNMRT ().