(MPOB Transfer of Technology)
The basal stem rot (BSR) disease of oil palm is widespread, occuring in major oil palm-growing regions of the world. The disease is caused by a few species of Ganoderma, a basidiomycete fungus (Idris et al., 2000a, b). The effects of Ganoderma infection on productivity decline in oil palm corps have been of considerable concern … Read more
Technologies for the early detection of Ganoderma have been achieved through a culturing technique using Ganoderma selective medium (GMS) (Ariffin and Idris, 1991), through the molecularpolymerese chain reaction-deoxyribonucleic acid (PRC-DNA) technique (Idris et al., 2004) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-polyclonal antibody (ELISA-Pab) protocol (Idris and Rafidah, 2008). These techniques offer several advantages in providing specificity and sensitivity in Ganoderma detection in oil palm. … Read more
In view of this limitation, MPOB has put in efforts to prepare a suitable palm oil-based polyol for CASE. The new polyol is made from oleic acid and glycerol, which are co-products of the palm kernel oil refinery and biodiesel plant, respectively. this new palm oil based polyol is known as a fatty acid based … Read more
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board Quality Palm Kernel Meal (MPOB-Q-PKM™) is a new premium quality meal developed, improved and tested at the Energy Protein Center, MPOB Research Station in Keratong, Pahang. The raw materials comes from palm kernel (PK). The PK are especially selected, cleaned and processed and later subjected to grinding and solvent extraction. … Read more
MPOB-HIE is formulated from refined palm product together with a food-grade additive derived from palm oil. MPOB-HIE can be considered as supplemental fat which can play an effective role as an supplemental fat which can play an effective role as an integral parts of diary rations, especially during the early stages of lactation when the … Read more