The Oil Palm

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A colourful tale of trade and travel in the little-reported post-colonial era in West Africa

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A fascinating story of how palm oil has shaped our worldPublisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s): Max HaivenIllustration(s): 1 Illustrations, black and whit...

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DescriptionOil palm is the world's most important oil crop and crossing is used extensively in the production of commercial seed, breeding and gene...

This is a hands-on, practical guide covering seedling screening for disease response in oil palm for pathology, breeding and genetics. Oil palm is ...

Oil palm is the top oil crop and the only major crop and only oil crop not to have been improved by plant mutation breeding. This manual is hands-o...

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Reducere. In Plantation Life Tania Murray Li and Pujo Semedi examine the structure and governance of Indonesia's contemporary oil palm plantations in Indones...

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This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe field trials in oil palm. The location for field trials is key, as is land preparation.

Reducere. Oil palms are ubiquitous--grown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role i...