Biotechnology – An overview

Bioteknologi boleh ditafsirkan sebagai penggunaan organisma hidup atau komponennya dalam industri bagi menghasilkan metabolit yang berguna dari sumber-sumber yang boleh diguna semula. Proses-proses bio digunakan secara meluas dalam industri kimia, perubatan dan makanan. Kemajuan baru dalam bidang sains genetik, biokatalisis dan teknik-teknik kultura sel tumbuhan dan haiwan telah menambahkan minat terhadap bidang ini. Kegunaan dan […]

Early performance of some tanzanian palms

EPA telah menanam 142 palma yang diperolehi daripada prospeksi dan koleksi PORIM di Tanzania pada tahun 1986. Pengukuran tampang pada tahun ketiga tidak menunjukkan sebarang palma yang boleh dibezakan dengan nyata daripada ciri seperti itu tetapi terdapat juga palma yang mempunyai pelepah yang ringan. Hasil FFB adalah berkadar purata seperti yang dijangka bagi bahan-bahan germaplasma. […]

Going back to basics: producing high palm oil yields sustainably

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 […]

The Malaysian National Average Oil Palm: concept and evaluation

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 […]

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 […]