Initial characterisation of Metarhizium anisopliae CPMA1502 for the development of a biopesticide against the oil palm fruit scraper Demotispa neivai (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
, 2022 Entomopathogenic fungi are key components of biological pest control programs. Among these, Metarhizium anisopliae is one of the best-studied and has been demonstrated to be particularly effective against coleopterans. The native M.
Quiroga-Cubides, Ginna +6 more
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, 2022 The CRISPR/Cas9 system is a precise and versatile genetic tool used to induce site-specific manipulation in the targeted gene. This study elaborates on the strategy to select the gRNAs targeting the oil palm phytoene desaturase (EgPDS) gene, which ...
Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi +6 more
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IS THERE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR WILDLIFE IN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN MALAYSIA? [PDF]
, 2021 The oil palm scene is often highly debated and has been at the centre of controversy in the past decade. Dubbed the ‘cash crop’, many Third World tropical countries have seized the opportunity to mobilise oil palm at landscape levels to fuel the economy.
Lisa, Lok, Mohd Azlan, Jayasilan
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Parthenocarpy is the development without fertilization of seedless fruits. In the oil palm industry, the development of parthenocarpic fruits is considered an attractive option to increase palm oil production.
Carmenza Montoya +5 more
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Synergies for Improving Oil Palm Production and Forest Conservation in Floodplain Landscapes [PDF]
, 2014 Lowland tropical forests are increasingly threatened with conversion to oil palm as global demand and high profit drives crop expansion throughout the world’s tropical regions.
Ong, Robert +61 more
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Density and diversity of nocturnal birds in oil palm smallholdings in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
, 2020 Over the past half century, oil palm cultivation has been expanding rapidly throughout many developing countries. Due to its economic importance, large tracts of natural land have been converted into oil palm cultivations and where increasing sightings ...
Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar +3 more
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In silico characterization of somatic embryogenesis receptor like kinase (SERK) gene in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) and other crops [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThe oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the primary source of vegetable oil cultivation globally, and it is considered to be the most profitable oil commodity per hectare. E. guineensis Jacq.
Arimarsetiowati Rina +12 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Interspecific OxG hybrids of African palm Elaeis guineensis Jacq. and the American palm Elaeis oleifera Cortes produce high-oleic palm oil (HOPO) with low saturated fatty acid content.
Hernán Mauricio Romero +3 more
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The diversity of understorey birds in forest fragments and oil palm plantation, Sarawak [PDF]
, 2019 Much of the Bornean rainforest has been converted to oil palm plantation. This has resulted in forest fragmentation, which in turn has led to changes in avian assemblages in these fragments.
Kaicheen, Sally Soo +4 more
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Evaluation of different rates and types of Moroccan phosphate rocks on oil palm seedlings
, 2023 Phosphorus (P) deficiency has consistently been a major limitation in crop production, especially in acidic tropical soils such as those in Malaysia.
Mohd Amin, Adibah +3 more
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