Tag: Elaeis guineensis

Analysis of fatty acid composition (FAC) in Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis oleifera, their hybrids and its implication in breeding

Minyak sawit yang ada masakini digunakan di dalam bahan-bahan di mana kandungan pepejalnya hendaklah pada suhu bilik. Dengan bertambahnya penggunaan minyak sawit di pasaran dunia, maka adalah berfaedah jika minyak sawit yang lebih cair diperolehi. Olein dari kelapa sawit yang dikacuk boleh digunakan di negara-negara ‘temperate’. Penyelidikan pembiakan hendaklah ditumpukan kepada peningkatan asid oleik dengan […]

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Chemical Control of Mucuna bracteata Dc. Ex Kurz Legume Cover Crop

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 […]

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Control of Mucuna bracteata DC. Ex. Kurz Legume Covers with Herbicides in Oil Palm Plantation: Spraying Volume and Frequency

Leguminous Mucuna bracteata DC. ex. Kurz is one of the most commonly planted ground covers in oil palm plantations. However, under uncontrolled conditions, the covers can smother and entangle the palms, especially in young immature plantings. Efficacy of five major types of herbicides – paraquat dichloride (PD), glyphosate isopropylamine (GI), metsulfuron methyl (MM), glufosinate ammonium (GA), and disodium methyl arsenate (DSMA), as well as […]

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