Oil Palm
Oil palm grows best in areas with a mean maximum temperature of 30- 320C and on an average of at least 5 hours of sunlight. It can be grown in areas, which receive well distributed annual rainfall of 200cm or more. However, it can tolerate 2- 4 months of dry spell. The oil palm grows on wide range of tropical soils. The adult palms can withstand occasional water logging, but frequently water logged, extremely sandy and hard lateritic soils should be avoided.