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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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Pattern of variation of fruit set and fruit components in Elaeis oleifera (HBK) Cortes bunches

Variasi pada tandan-tandan buah Elaeis oleifera dikaji dengan menganalisis secara terperinci dua belas babagian tandan dari dua puluh tandan masak. Pada keseluruhannya, babagian atas tandan mempunyai lebih buah serta mutu yang lebih tinggi. Peratus kandungan isirong adalah lebih tinggi pada bahagian tandan yang paling bawah. Buah-buah pada bahagian luar pada tiap-tiap spikelet adalah juga lebih […]

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Palm oil products: quality and users’ needs

Mutu dan keperluan pengguna merupakan tajuk bagi seminar satu hari pada bulan Januari 1982 anjuran PORIM sebagai memenuhi permintaan dari PORAM. Penceramah-penceramah terdiri dari pagawai-pegawai dari dua Bahagian PORIM: (i) Kegunaan Akhir dan Khidmat Nasihat Teknikal dan (ii) Kimia dan Teknologi. Ini adalah laporan persidangan tersebut termasuk perbincangan oleh para peserta.

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Dynamics of Supply and Demand for Oils and Fats

In oils and fats we can discern two main tra­ditions developing in the Western world. The first was based on animal husbandry, producing butter, beef fat and lard. Climatic conditions in the northern half of Europe did not enable oilseed crops to be grown, with the exception of rapeseed. However, until the 19th century the […]

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An introduction to the oil palm

About a dozen plant species account for more than 90% of _the world’s production of vegetable oils and fats. Most commercially traded vegetable oils and fats are obtained either from seeds ( e.g. com oil, groundnut oil, soya bean oil, palm kernel oil) or other parts of fruits ( e.g. olive oil, palm oil). Most […]

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Oil palm in Malaysia:Chronology of events

Any plant species can qualify to become a plantation crop if it fulfills the following require­ments: (1) that it is a perennial species, and (2) that its existence as a perennial species is fully justified in terms of its economic advantages. Among all these plantation crops, oil palm fully justifies the occupation of land for […]

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Steam accumulators for thermal storage

The main function of a steam accumulator system is to improve the efficiency of the steam raising plant of a factory or mill by providing a reserve of steam, automatically available, to meet fluctuations in demand for steam. Obviously, when the steam consumption of a factory or mill is fairly steady and there are no […]

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