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Decision-making system for the management of date inflorescence rot disease caused by Mauginiella scaettae

Journal of Crop Protection, 2021
The inflorescence rot is an essentially high impact (or damaging) disease of date palm. The current research was carried out to help develop a decision-making system in Abadan, Khorramshahr, Shadegan, Ahwaz, Mahshar, and Behbehan regions of Khuzestan ...
Masoud Latifian, Majid Amani
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ANALYSES OF COSTS AND RETURN OF DATE PALM FRUITS (Phoenix dactylifera Linn) MARKETING AMONG RETAILER TRADERS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

AGRISE, 2023
Date palm trees are an economic crop which fruits are used for food, medicine and income in the arid and semi arid zone of Nigeria. The study was undertaken to analyse the costs and return of date palm fruits marketing among retailer traders in Kaduna ...
Oluyinka Christopher Ariyo
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Improvement in Sensitivity of an Inductive Oil Palm Fruit Sensor [PDF]

Sensors, 2014
Among palm oil millers, the ripeness of oil palm Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) is determined through visual inspection. To increase the productivity of the millers, many researchers have proposed with a new detection method to replace the conventional one. The sensitivity of such a sensor plays a crucial role in determining the effectiveness of the method ...
Norhisam Misron, Noor Hasmiza Harun, Yeoh Kian Lee, Roslina Mohd Sidek, Ishak Aris, Hiroyuki Wakiwaka, Kunihisa Tashiro   +6 more
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Involvement of Rural Dwellers in Oil Palm Fruits Postharvest Activities in Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2020
The study assessed the involvement of rural dwellers in oil palm fruits Post-Harvest Activities (PHAs) in Ondo State, Nigeria. Specifically, it described the socio-economic characteristics of  respondents; examined their perception towards involvement ...
Dorcas Lola Alabi, Michael Famakinwa, Oluwakemi Esther Akinnawonu   +2 more
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Relationships among rat numbers, abundance of oil palm fruit and damage levels to fruit in an oil palm plantation [PDF]

Integrative Zoology, 2011
AbstractThe relationships between vertebrate pests and crop damage are often complex and difficult to study. In palm oil plantations rodents remain the major pests, causing substantial monetary losses. The present study examined the numerical and functional responses of rodents to changes in the availability of oil palm fruit and the damage associated ...
Puan, Chong Leong, Goldizen, Anne W., Zakaria, Mohamed, Hafidzi, Mohd N., Baxter, Greg S.   +4 more
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Setting of import tolerances for chlorantraniliprole in oil palms fruits and oil palms kernels [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2019
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant FMC Agro Ltd submitted a request to the competent national authority in the United Kingdom to set import tolerances for the active substance chlorantraniliprole in oil palms fruits and oil palms kernels. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Anastassiadou, Alba Brancato, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Aija Kazocina, Renata Leuschner, Jose Oriol Magrans, Ileana Miron, Stefanie Nave, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Alejandro Rojas, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Alessia Verani   +19 more
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Empirical mode decomposition of near-infrared spectroscopy signals for predicting oil content in palm fruits

Information Processing in Agriculture, 2023
Oil content estimation in palm fruits is a precious property that significantly impacts oil palm production, starting from the upstream and downstream.
Inna Novianty, Ringga Gilang Baskoro, Muhammad Iqbal Nurulhaq, Muhammad Achirul Nanda   +3 more
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Design and Evaluation of a Palm Fruit Thresher

Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 2023
Aims: The high demand for palm oil as food and industrial raw material is on the increase and the traditional method cannot sustain the demand for the crop. Therefore, there is need for design and fabrication of a locally and affordable palm oil processing machine, hence, this project. Methodology: A palm fruit thresher was designed, fabricated ...
T. B. Onifade, J. M. Adebayo, J. A. Olaniran, D. O. Idowu   +3 more
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CLASSIFICATION OF MACAW PALM FRUITS FROM COLORIMETRIC PROPERTIES FOR DETERMINING THE HARVEST MOMENT [PDF]

Engenharia Agrícola, 2018
Macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata) is a promising crop for biofuel production due to the high concentration of its fruit oil, but the harvest date is an issue to be better understood so it could be cultivated on an industrial scale.
Anderson G. Costa, Francisco de A. de C. Pinto, Sérgio Y. Motoike, Roberto A. Braga Júnior, Luis M. Navas Gracia   +4 more
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Drying of macaw palm fruits and its influence on oil quality

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017
After harvest, macaw palm fruits show high deterioration rates when improperly preserved. A possible cause is the high fruit water content favoring enzymatic and microbiological degradation. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of drying on
Gutierres Nelson Silva, Anderson Barbosa Evaristo, José Antonio Saraiva Grossi, Larissa Sousa Campos, Marcela Silva Carvalho, Leonardo Duarte Pimentel   +5 more
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