Most South-east Asian oil palm seed producers currently use Deli dura as female seed palms to produce commercial seeds. This material is characterised by large bunches and high fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield. SumBio’s Deli dura material usually has laboratory % oil-to-bunch (OB) of 18%-22%. SumBio is currently developing its dura breeding materials by introgressing […]

Mucuna bracteata DC. ex Kurz is a fast growing leguminous ground cover planted in oil palm plantations for conserving soils, suppressing unwanted noxious weeds, recycling nutrients, and minimising rhinoceros beetles to young immature oil palm. However, its fast-growing nature and ability to regenerate very rapidly, if uncontrolled, can smother the palms. The effects of five […]