[[Image:oil-palm-3.1-figure2.png|thumb|right|200px|Figure 2: Oil palm trunk]]
====In The following parts of the oil palm are indicated:====[http://akvopedia.org/sandbox/File:Oil-palm-3.1-figure2.png Figure 2] the following parts of the oil palm are indicated:====
* The '''trunk'''
* The '''base''': the part of the trunk that is closest to the ground. The roots grow from the bottom of the trunk base.
[[Image:oil-palm-3.1-figure3.png|thumb|right|200px|Figure 3: Oil palm crown with ripening fruit bunches]]
====In The following parts of the oil palm are indicated:====[http://akvopedia.org/sandbox/File:Oil-palm-3.1-figure3.png Figure 3] the following parts of the oil palm are indicated:====
* The '''developing fruit bunches''', also known as ‘'''black bunches'''’
* The '''oldest leaves'''
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====A close-up of an oil palm leaf====[http://akvopedia.org/sandbox/File:Oil-palm-3.1-figure4.png Figure 4] shows a close-up of an oil palm leaf.====
The leaf is composed of a central '''rachis''' with '''leaflets''', also known as ‘'''pinnae'''’, on either side. When collecting leaf samples (Appendix 1), usually both the rachis and the leaflets are collected. '''Note''': some of the leaflets point a bit more upwards and others a bit more downwards. This is what gives oil palm leaves a ‘messy’ appearance, compared with for example coconut palm leaves, where the leaflets are all set in one single plane.
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====The most efficient plantation layout. The plantation is divided into the following areas:====[http://akvopedia.org/sandbox/File:Oil-palm-3.1-figure6.png Figure 6] shows the most efficient plantation layout. The plantation is divided into the following areas:====
* The weeded circle, 1.5—2 meters in diameter, around the palm trunk
* The harvesting path, every other row