Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
This paper develops the concept of the Malaysian National Average Oil Palm and evaluates the physiological characteristics required to produce the mean fresh fruit bunch (FFB) and mesocarp oil yields recorded in Malaysia between 1996-2000. The results are contrasted with those for oil palm in years of peak yield and with palms growing on a […]
The production of food, fibre, oleochemicals and pharmaceuticals/ nutraceuticals by the oil palm industry is carried out under the progressive agricultural practices to ensure a safe and viable environment that is basic to sustainable development. Going back to basics requires two perspectives to be considered. The first is to have a telescopic global view that […]
Powder detergent manufacturers in Malaysia recommend their customers to use 33 g to 200 g detergents for a wash load of 5 kg clothes. The bulk density of products varied from 0.34 g ml-1 to 1.08 g ml-1. The performance of the detergents at the recommended rates to remove soil from a standard cloth in […]
Drip irrigation is one of the most popular systems that offer several advantages over other irrigation systems. Ample water is slowly applied to the root zone to fully satisfy the crop needs. It is the continuous slow emission of water along a delivery line. A Spanish made irrigation tape called the poritex geotextile hose was […]
The role of water deficit in oil palm is discussed in this paper. Factors such as evapotranspiration, relative humidity and vapour pressure deficit affect the carbon assimilation process and oil palm growth in general. Various irrigation techniques have been tried to overcome this water deficit and some of the results are discussed. Abstrak: Peranan defisit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The ability of the fungi, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus terreus, to degrade palm-based flexible polyurethane foam was determined via the petri dish and shake flask tests. A dense fungal growth was detected by visual examination of foams inoculated on minimal nutrient agar/solution (MN)but not on the mineral salts agar/solution (MS). Both the palm-based and commercial […]