MPOB News
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Category: No. 50 (May 2005)
Regulations on quality of FFB
The Malaysian palm oil industry has grown by leaps and bounds and is the most important source of export revenue in the agricultural sector. The palm oil milling sector plays a central role in the palm oil industry. To a large extent, the performance of the mills reflects the status of the whole industry. Despite […]
Oil palm planting in marginal soils: selected cases
Marginal soils were usually discounted in the past for planting of oil palm. Currently, the en-croachment into these areas is phenomenal as there is no more prime land for oil palm planting in the country. Innovations to counter such limitations have been successful for the cultiva-tion of oil palm but the cost can be high. […]
Oil palm growth and yield as affected by densities, progenies and N fertilizer on Bengawat soil: the preliminary results
A split-split plot trial involving oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) at four population densities (140, 160, 180 and 200 palms ha -1 ), two palm progenies (PS1 and commercial DxP) and three levels of nitrogen (N0 – control, N1 -0.63 kg N palm -1 yr -1 , and N2 – 1.26 kg N palm -1yr […]
Oil palm – achievements and potential
Cultivation of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has expanded tremendously in recent years such that it is now second only to soyabean as a major source of the world supply of oils and fats. Presently, Southeast Asia is the dominant region of production with Malaysia being the leading producer and exporter of palm oil. […]