Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Oil palm bud rot is a disease that destroys the young tissues of palms, and Phytophthora palmivora has been identified as the causal pathogen. The disease is devastating the South American oil palm industry. The pathogen is also known to be responsible for a number of serious diseases in cocoa, durian, jackfruit and coconut. A […]
Water scarcity and climate change are serious issues facing our planet. This study evaluates the impacts caused by water consumption of oil palm, from seedling until the production of crude palm oil, based on a full tlife cycle assessment. The consumptive water use evaluation for direct water was based on the local water stress index […]
A rapid assessment survey of the amphibians and reptiles found at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Research Station in Kluang, Johor, was carried out from 7-10 June 2013. Visual encounter surveys (VES) were used to identify the species of amphibians and reptiles encountered along the six sampling trails. A total of 12 amphibian species […]
Classifying tropical peat is crucial for the oil palm industry, especially studying the effects of different peat types on the agricultural sector in Malaysia. The different defined criteria used for grouping peat lead to different classification systems for temperate and tropical peats. In Malaysia, a better understanding of the differences in the classification systems for […]