MPOB News
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Category: No. 62 (May 2011)
Safety and Efficacy of Palm-based Ingredients in Cosmetic and Personal Care Products
Safety and efficacy evaluation of the active ingredients or the cosmetic products themselves is important to ensure customer safety, and to substantiate claims. As newly synthesized or extracted ingredients become available in the cosmetics and personal care industry, new cosmetics are continually being formulated to capture new market segments. The rapid development of new actives […]
Physiological Plant Stress and Responses in Oil Palm
Physiological plant stress, particularly water stress, is discussed in this article. Observations made on oil palm seedlings and in the field are included. Assessment of plant water status was done through observations for stress symptoms and measurements on canopy temperature. Physiological responses of oil palm under different soil conditions, seasonal drought and different planting materials […]
Pheromone Trapping in Controlling Key Insect Pests: Progress and Prospects
In recent years, pheromone trapping has been employed in many pest management programmes worldwide. Pheromone trapping can assist decision making in integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. Considerable improvements have been made in the identification and formulation of blends of pheromones for the management of agricultural insect pests. The progress and prospects of using pheromone for […]
Implications of Delayed Replanting of Old Palms
Accelerated replanting of ageing and less productive palms has been identified under the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) as a way forward to sustain the competitiveness of the Malaysian palm oil supply chain towards attaining the National High Income target. The increased proportion of old palms in the country, among other factors, has contributed to […]