MPOB News
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Category: No. 52 (May 2006)
Effects of chemical interestification on the dropping point of palm oil, sunflower oil and palm kernel olein blends
Changes in the melting points of palm oil (PO), sunflower oil (SFO), palm kernel olein (PKOo) and their blends thereof before and after chemical interesterification (CIE) were studied by the dropping point (DP) method. PO and binary blends of PO/SFO at 3:1 ratio, PO/PKOo at all ratios and ternary blends of PO/SFO/PKOo at 4:1:1, 1:1:4 […]
Effects of empty fruit bunch application in oil palm on a bris soil
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) studied the effects of applying oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) to oil palm planted on bris soil. Several combinations of EFB with inorganic fertilizers were also tested. The results showed that with proper management, bris soil with no water limitation has the potential to be developed for oil […]
Modelling vegetative dry matter production of oil palm
Previous oil palm simulation models such as OPSIM and SIMPALM have relied on direct measurements of vegetative biomass and biomass production as a basis for predicting total biomass production and bunch yield. To overcome the limitations imposed by the need for extensive on site measurements, methods of simulating vegetative biomass production (VBP) are needed. This […]
Measuring and modelling oil palm trunk growth
The trunk represents an important component of the vegetative dry matter of oil palm. This paper describes the approaches taken to model trunk growth as part of a comprehensive model of oil palm dry matter production and development, and the problems and limitations encountered. Several approaches are described including the independent simulation of trunk height […]