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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 +7 more
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Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production [PDF]
, 2014 Background: during the past decade there has been a growing interest in bioenergy, driven by concerns about global climate change, growing energy demand, and depleting fossil fuel reserves.
Garcia-Ulloa, John +23 more
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Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Palm Oil
, 2011 Palm oil is used for cooking in Southeast Asia and Africa and as a food additive in a number of processed foods world-wide. The production of palm oil is increasing, and it is of special interest from a nutritional point of view due to its high energy ...
Fröling, Morgan, +3 more
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IS THERE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR WILDLIFE IN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN MALAYSIA? [PDF]
, 2020 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 +2 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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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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The Plant Pathology Journal, 2019 Bud rot (BR) is the most devastating disease affecting oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) crops in Colombia. Its causal agent, Phytophthora palmivora, initiates the infection in immature oil palm leaflets producing necrotic lesions, followed by colonization of
Juan C. Ochoa +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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Specialty oleochemicals from palm oil via enzymatic syntheses [PDF]
, 2013 Palm-based specialty oleochemicals are special industrial chemicals from palm oil which are highly priced with high profit margins. These oleochemicals exhibit interesting properties such as excellent emolliency, surface activity ...
Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha +2 more
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