Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
A haploid (H) oil palm containing only one complete set of chromosomes (n=16) will shorten the oil palm conventional breeding cycle, which is currently 15 to 25 years. The haploid palm can be utilised to produce completely homozygous doubled haploid (DH) lines in a single generation. As this is an interesting area of research, we […]
Understanding the dynamics of soil carbon (C) is a crucial component of sustainable agriculture strategies for enhancing soil fertility and accelerating C sequestration. Soil respiration is among the most crucial processes in the C cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. It is the total root respiration and heterotrophic decomposition of soil organic matter. Various methods have been […]
The role of tropical peatlands as a fossil carbon sink and source could be a potential nature-based solution for mitigating the ongoing climatic change. The oil palm cultivation on tropical peat needs to be assessed continuously following the dynamic changes in the oil palm ecosystem, influenced by land use management. This study aims to assess […]
Geospatial technology has been described as systems that collect and process location-specific data about the Earth. The technologies comprise remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Based on this, Oil Palm Resource Information System (OPRIS) was developed based on GIS specific functions to enable a complete geospatial data management workflow. It […]
The shortage of workers in the oil palm industry caused some oil palm planters to practice the subsoil fertiliser placement to reduce the frequency of fertiliser application. The fresh fruit bunches (FFB) yield obtained from the subsoil fertiliser application was 4.52 t ha–1, which was 13% lower than when fertiliser was broadcasted. Hence, it is […]
Bagworms are the main species of vicious leaf eating insect in oil palm plantation and poses serious threats to productivity. The economic impact from a moderate bagworm attack of 10%-50% leaf damage may cause approximately 43% yield loss. More than usual, the bagworm population often increases to above its threshold limits. If no control measures […]
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a highly productive crop with the highest yield of oil per unit area and lowest cost of production of all vegetable oils. The continuous rise in global production and demand for palm oil is reflected by the increase in land area cultivated with oil palm across Asia, Africa and Latin […]
Pest, disease and natural disasters in oil palm have caused significant income loss to Malaysia. Early detection of pest and disease is one of the best prevention procedures. However, the tools or devices to efficiently detect and monitor the problems are still limited, especially for oil palm plantations. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an […]
Oil palm is one of the most important crops in Malaysia and plays a significant role in the agricultural and economic development of the country. Basal stem rot (BSR) caused by Ganoderma boninense is the biggest threat to oil palm production and has been documented to cause huge losses to the oil palm industry in […]
Oryctes nudivirus (OrNV) is a classical biocontrol agent for the rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a notorious oil palm pest. The propagation of Malaysian OrNV types A, B and C in cell line DSIR-HA-1179 was determined. Successful replication of OrNV in the cell line was confirmed by the appearance of cytopathic effects (CPE), Polymerase chain reaction […]