Systematic literature review of oil palm on sandy soils

Abstract

Sandy soils are marginal soils that have potential in the form of land availability and limiting factors that pose challenges to oil palm cultivation. We believe mapping and improving these limiting factors can increase the potential of sandy soils to support oil palm cultivation. This systematic review aims to summarise and collect data on the results of oil palm research on sandy soils to obtain information on the growth, yield and nutrition of oil palm plants grown on various sandy soils. Only 24 articles were screened according to this systematic literature review's inclusion and exclusion criteria. Most of the studies were conducted in Indonesia and then Malaysia, with the soil types being the object of research: Spodosols, Latosols, Entisols, and Regosols. It is hoped that the summary of results and evidence from the 24 articles found can be widely accepted and adopted to improve knowledge and find research gaps in oil palm crop management in sandy soils.