Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
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 […]
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. […]
A split-split plot trial involving oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) at four population densities (140, 160, 180 and 200 palms ha -1 ), two palm progenies (PS1 and commercial DxP) and three levels of nitrogen (N0 – control, N1 -0.63 kg N palm -1 yr -1 , and N2 – 1.26 kg N palm -1yr […]
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. […]
Polishing drum is used in palm oil mills to remove and separate fibre from the nuts. The nuts are subject to a tumbling action in order to loosen any small quantity of adhering fibre. Some modification work has been done on the polishing drum so that the nuts can be graded according to the size […]
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 […]
Five types of mozzarella analogues were produced using palm-based products such as refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil (PO), palm olein (POo), palm kernel oil (PKO), palm stearin (POS) and a blend comprising 30% PO and 70% palm kernel olein. The change in colour of mozzarella analogues before and after baking were compared with the […]
Malaysia in 2006 produced 15.88 million tonnes of crude palm oil and 1.95 million tonnes of palm kernel oil. In the process of extracting these oils, a voluminous amount of biomass is simultaneously produced from the mills and also from the field. The biomass from the mills include empty fruit bunches, mesocarp fibre, palm kernel […]