The oil palm / R.H.V. Corley and P.B. Tinker.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2016]Edition: Fifth editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118953303
- 1118953304
- 9781118953310
- 1118953312
- 9781118953297
- 1118953290
- 1405189398
- 9781405189392
- 633.8/51 23
- SB299.P3
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The Origin and Development of the Oil Palm Industry -- The Classification and Morphology of the Oil Palm -- The Climate of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions -- The Soils of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions -- Growth, Flowering and Yield -- Selection and Breeding -- Vegetative Propagation and Biotechnology -- Seed Germination and Nurseries -- Site Selection and Land Preparation -- The Establishment of Oil Palms in the Field -- Care and Maintenance of Oil Palms -- Mineral Nutrition of Oil Palms -- Diseases of the Oil Palm -- Pests of the Oil Palm -- The Products of the Oil Palm and Their Extraction -- Marketing, Economics, End Use and Human Health -- Oil Palm and Climate Change -- Biofuels -- Oil Palm and Sustainability -- Concluding Remarks -- Reference list and index of citations.
Biotechnology & Bioinformatics