Manajemen Panen Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) di Kebun Adolina, PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV, Serdang Bedagai, Sumatera Utara.

Abstract

Internship aims to improve the ability and comprehension in the management of oil palm plantation. Internship implemented in Adolina Estate, PTPN IV. In the implementation of internship, harvest management in the oil palm harvesting was accentuated to observed and studied. Observation in harvest management consists of harvest rotation, harvest density, assessed daily production, harvester requirements, criteria of ripe harvest, harvester capacity, quality fruit, and transporting the fruit to oil palm mill. Data from observation were analyzed quantitatively using the average, percentage, and standard deviation (descriptive statistics) as well as the t-student test (comparison). The results from analyzed showed that harvest management of oil palm in Adolina Estate need to be improved. It is due to harvester capacity is lower of standard company and the high production percentage of fruits have not quality. The low capacity of harvesters affect the calculation of harvester requirements and disruption of harvest rotation. Harvest rotation is disturbed affect the high production percentage of fruits have not quality. Adolina Estate has implemented assessed harvest density quite accurately to the realization of the harvest density. The accuracy of the assessed harvest density to realization of harvest density affect the accuracy of the assessed daily production as well as calculation of harvester requirements and transport harvest.