Crude palm oil (CPO) is produced in palm oil mills by mechanically extracting it from the sterilised and digested fruitlets. However, mechanical methods have their limitations as to how efficient they can extract the oil from the fruitlets. Thus, some oil is lost in the residues such as the empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fibres, […]

The lack of information on the roles of metabolites secreted by oil palm roots hindered the understanding on mechanism underlying plant’s response to fluctuations in the abiotic and biotic environments. Investigation of root metabolites may provide information on the concentration levels of hundreds of known and not yet identified metabolites (Dubey et al., 2010; Schmidt […]

Improvement to the oil palm liquid culture system is a continuous process. This led to the development of an innovative technology, namely the MultiVessel (MV) bioreactor, for the simultaneous multiplication of cell aggregates of various clones and/or application of various treatments. Main Researcher: Dr Ahmad Tarmizi HashimEmail: mizi@mpob.gov.my

Basal stem rot (BSR) caused by species of Ganoderma is a major concern in oil palm plantations especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. The disease could cause significant impact to the economy due to reduction in fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield and number of productive standing palms (Turner, 1981). Unfortunately, understanding on the infection mechanism of […]

The use of tractor trailer either for in-field collection or mainline transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is a common practice in oil palm plantation (Rahim et al., 1998). However, there are many cases whereby the FFB is unable to reach the collection point or mill due to the transporter being bogged down, especially on […]