Malaysia is the second largest producer of palm oil in the world. The major problems faced by the industry are labour and arable land shortages. MPOB has identified genetic engineering as a promising strategy that could be utilised to face the above challenges (Parveex,1998). As shown in other crops, palm oil carotene composition can also […]

The MPOB Breeding Information System (MPOB-BIS) was developed for efficient handling of data for oil palm breeding (Figure 1). The integration and sharing of data from various sites are facilitated and made more systematic. MPOB-BIS comprises data entry, record checking, data analysis and data storage. Reports are produced intabular form together with statistical outputs. MPOB-BIS […]

MPOB motorised vessel (5-10 litres capacity) for multiplication of oil plam tissue cultures has been develop (Tarmizi et al., 2009) and is being used routinely. It is an economical and practical method for culturing cell aggregates in larger working volumes of liquid media for increased production. However, there is still a need for the vessel to […]

Biological control agents (BCA) using fungal antagonists have gained considerable attention as a viable alternative to chemical control (Papavizas,1985). Ganoderma disease can be controlled by many species of beneficial microbes including fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes. In vitro study showed that a pure culture of the endophytic fungus Phlebia GanoEF3 was capable in inhibiting the growth of Ganoderma boninense and effectively used in […]

Over the past years, microorganisms have been isolated and tested as biological control agents against diseases caused by soil borne plant pathogens. It was reported (Noor Haida and Idris et al.,2009) that conidial suspension of GanoEF2 has the potential in suppressing Ganoderma infection in oil palm seedlings. A study was conducted to develop Amiphinema GanoEF2 into powder formulation for controlling Ganoderma disease […]