The oil palm is the most productive of oil-bearing plant species. Commercial plantations in Malaysia are known to yield between 3-5 tonnes of crude palm oil/hectare/year which is about 10 times yield of oil obtained from other oilseed crops. Crude palm oil/olein is also known to contain a significant amount (0.05-0.07%) of carotenes which is responsible […]

The oil palm industry in Malaysia generates more than 1.3 million tonnes of oil palm trunks (OPT), 8.0 million tonnes of pruned and felled fronds (OPF), and 2.4 million tonnes of empty fruit brunches (EFB). These massive quantities of OPT, OPF and EFB are the biomass components available from replanting, and also through routine field […]

The production of high yielding depends on the quality of duras mother palms and pisiferas pollen involved. PORIM has identified a number of promising dura mother palms in trial 0.212 planted at kluang. Main Research: Dr N. Rajanaidu 

A number of machines for the field in-field avacuation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) have been introduced to the oil palm industry. These machines are generally suitable for use in dry and flat areas, and to some extent in wet areas. The choice of machine is merely dictated by the estates’ ground conditions. One system […]

Loose fruit collection has been a perpetual problem contributing to a decline in the extraction rate. This is a consequence of the labour shortage and unavailability of proper mechanical implement to assist in the operation. On the average, the loose fruits found at the base of the palm constitute about 3-5% of the bunch weight. […]