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Polymorphic behaviour of blends of palm oil and palm olein with sunflower oil and palm kernel olein as affected by blending and interestification

Palm oil (PO) and palm olein with an iodine value of 60 (POo-I.V.60), were blended with sunflower oil (SFO) and palm kernel olein (PKOo) according to the conventional three-component mixture design. The effects of blending and chemical and enzymatic interesterification on the polymorphic behaviour of the ternary blends of PO/SFO/PKOo and POo-I.V. 60/ SFO / […]

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Potential application of marker assisted selection (MAS) in oil palm

In recent years, the burgeoning field of molecular biology has provided useful tools for rapid and detailed genetic analysis of higher organisms, including agricultural species. Perhaps the most widespread application of DNA markers is in the construction of genetic maps, which can be used to determine the chromosomal location of genes affecting simple and complex […]

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Regulations on quality of FFB

The Malaysian palm oil industry has grown by leaps and bounds and is the most important source of export revenue in the agricultural sector. The palm oil milling sector plays a central role in the palm oil industry. To a large extent, the performance of the mills reflects the status of the whole industry. Despite […]

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Oil palm planting in marginal soils: selected cases

Marginal soils were usually discounted in the past for planting of oil palm. Currently, the en-croachment into these areas is phenomenal as there is no more prime land for oil palm planting in the country. Innovations to counter such limitations have been successful for the cultiva-tion of oil palm but the cost can be high. […]

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Oil palm – achievements and potential

Cultivation of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has expanded tremendously in recent years such that it is now second only to soyabean as a major source of the world supply of oils and fats. Presently, Southeast Asia is the dominant region of production with Malaysia being the leading producer and exporter of palm oil. […]

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