MPOB News
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Category: No. 49 (November 2004)
Evaluation method of continuous process for modified polishing drum
Polishing drum is used in palm oil mills to remove and separate fibre from the nuts. The nuts are subject to a tumbling action in order to loosen any small quantity of adhering fibre. Some modification work has been done on the polishing drum so that the nuts can be graded according to the size […]
Washing performance of some laundry powder detergents in the Malaysian market
Powder detergent manufacturers in Malaysia recommend their customers to use 33 g to 200 g detergents for a wash load of 5 kg clothes. The bulk density of products varied from 0.34 g ml-1 to 1.08 g ml-1. The performance of the detergents at the recommended rates to remove soil from a standard cloth in […]
Performance of the poritex geotextile hose in oil palm irrigation
Drip irrigation is one of the most popular systems that offer several advantages over other irrigation systems. Ample water is slowly applied to the root zone to fully satisfy the crop needs. It is the continuous slow emission of water along a delivery line. A Spanish made irrigation tape called the poritex geotextile hose was […]
Water defisit and irrigation in oil palm: a review of recent studies and findings
The role of water deficit in oil palm is discussed in this paper. Factors such as evapotranspiration, relative humidity and vapour pressure deficit affect the carbon assimilation process and oil palm growth in general. Various irrigation techniques have been tried to overcome this water deficit and some of the results are discussed. Abstrak: Peranan defisit […]