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Marker assisted selection (MAS), is now seen as a viable option in oil palm breeding programmes. Increase in the number of trained staff, availability of appropriate genomics tools and infrastructure in many commercial plantation companies have provided the incentive to implement MAS. The most basic application of markers in oil palm breeding is probably testing … Read more

Efficient harvesting of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is vital to ensure the FFB are harvested within the recommended harvesting round of 10 to 12 days interval. Manual harvesting (using a sickle or chisel) can only produce about an average of 1 t FFB man-1 day-1 (Azman et al., 2015). Estates are now looking for more … Read more

MPOB has introduced an oil palm motorised cutter known as ‘Cantas Evo’ that works effectively for palms with harvesting height of less than 7 m. Cantas which is powered by a small petrol engine has been proven to increase harvesting output compared to manual harvesting. Over the past two years, a new generation motorised cutter … Read more

Fusarium spp. cause diseases in a wide range of host plants. At least 81 of 101 economically important crop plants diseases are caused by Fusarium. Several Fusarium pathogens cause essentially similar symptoms on different crops such as cortical decay of roots, root rot, wilting, yellowing, rosette and premature death on infected plants (Beckman and Roberts, … Read more

Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd) is the smallest pathogen with a size range of 246-401 nt. The viroid is encapsulated, circular and single strand RNA (ribonucleic acid) depending on the host protein for replication (Flores et al., 2005). The lethal coconut cadang-cadang disease caused by CCCVd in Philippines infects the coconut palms and caused a total … Read more

Phytophthora palmivora has been identified as the responsible pathogen of bud rot disease of oil palm in Colombia which also known as Pudricion del cogollo (PC) (Colombia) and Amarelecimento fatal (AF) (Brazil) (Turner and Gillbanks, 2003). The disease wiped out thousand hectares of oil palm plantations in South America in 5 years (Torres et al., … Read more

Goat feed formulation containing OPB offers cost savings and excellent nutrient content to support the national goat industry. This formulation would be an option for existing commercial feed millers and local farmers to venture into. Main Researcher: Nur Atikah IbrahimEmail: atikah.ibrahim@mpob.gov.my

Margarine textured with POSF had successfully reduced SAFA to below 20%. Main Researcher: Sivaruby KanagaratnamEmail: sivaruby@mpob.gov.my

The results show that both spray dryers and fluid bed dryers have a significant influence on the powder properties. Compared to other products, palm-based powders have better properties and quality, including a reasonably lower moisture content, higher yield and better bulk density, with a good flow ability and moderate color properties. These physical properties of … Read more

Palm-based lassi is more cost-effective and its production is less time consuming compared to fermented lassi. The physicochemical properties of palm-based lassi i.e. pH, titratable acidity, viscosity and Brix, are comparable to that of commercial lassi. The sensory evaluation of palmbased lassi showed higher preferences than the commercial lassi. Main Researcher: Nur Haqim IsmailEmail: nurhaqim.ismail@mpob.gov.my