Coconut leaf pruning in Bicol region, Philippines
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It is estimated that in coconut farms where palms are spaced at 8.0 meters, nearly 75 % of the land area is left unutilized and as much as 40 - 60 % of the sunlight is transmitted through the canopy during peak hours especially in palms aged around 25 years. The lack of sunlight underneath the palms and competition for soil nutrients are some of the reasons why farmers do not utilize the interspaces for the production of cash crops. Removal of older leaves opens up the opportunity to use the unutilized space for vegetable cultivation and is also expected to minimize the damages caused by typhoons particularly on flowering fruit set and yield.