(MPOB Transfer of Technology)
Palm-pressed fibre is a by-product produced by palm oil mill after screw-pressing of palm fruits during the production of crude palm oil (CPO). The palm-pressed fibre generated is normally burnt as solid fuel to self-supply steam and electricity required for the operation of the mill. However, the residual oil in the pressed fibre contains high … Read more
Vegetable oils including palm oil exhibit poor quality in terms of stability and high free fatty acids (FFA) content after exhaustive frying process. During frying, the oil darkens in the presence of phenolic minor components and is no longer good for health when polar compounds reach up to 25%-27%. These used frying oils are usually … Read more
Moisture content in palm products is an important process control parameter in a palm oil mill. The current standard procedure of determining the moisture content of palm oil samples is to weigh a sample, heat it in an oven at 103o C to drive off the moisture and reweigh. The loss in weight is presumed … Read more
Malaysian palm kernel crushers are encouraged to further improve their operations through producing higher quality palm kernel oil (PKO) and palm kernel cake (PKC). Inconsistency in dirt and shell content of palm kernel sold and delivered to the crushing plants M was identified as one of the factors that affects the final products quality and … Read more
The challenge that the oil palm industry will face in the 21st century is the ability to maintain profitability in the face of labour shortage and limited land resources. MPOB has identified genetic engineering as a promising technology to overcome the above limitations. Establishment of a reliable transformation and regeneration system is essential for genetic … Read more
The basal stem rot (BSR) caused by species of Ganoderma, a basidiomycete fungus, remains the major disease of oil palm in Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, serious incidence of BSR is no longer restricted to Peninsular Malaysia, but also in Sabah and Sarawak (Ariffin and Idris, 2002). Diagnosis of Ganoderma infection in oil palm is based … Read more
Bactris gasipaes, also known as pejibaye or peach palm is widely grown in Central and South America. MPOB has obtained seeds from Hawaii, Costa Rica and the Department of Agriculture, Sabah. The palms are established in MPOB Research Station, Kluang. The Department of Agriculture, Sabah, is also maintaining a small collection of Bactris palms. Bactris … Read more
The past 10 years have seen an explosion in the amount of sequence information available in the public databases. This growth has had a profound effect on the way scientists direct their research. Similarly, the next few years will also see huge increases in the amount of information on genes and proteins expressed in organisms. … Read more
In vitro propagation of oil palm involves the exploitation of rapid multiplication and regeneration potential of plant cells in the laboratory to generate large numbers of clonal planting materials. This process has many stages and involves selection of explant, media composition, environmental conditions and personnel. These may introduce variables into the system and require an … Read more
Improvement programmes had been focussing on the selection for bunch yields and oil yield components. Improvements in oil extraction through breeding and selection have been largely due to the increments in mesocarp to fruit (M/F). In addition, selection for large fruits could be advantageous, as the best type would give the largest absolute quantity of … Read more