Welcome to MPOB's Journal of Oil Palm Research
The announcements of breakthroughs in plant regeneration from tissue cultures of oil palm in the 1970s ushered in a new chapter in oil palm genetic improvement with projected yield increase of clones exceeding 30% over hybrid seeds.
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European Journal of Agronomy Vol 83, Pages 1-100
Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors Lotte S. Woittiez, Mark T. van Wijk, Maja Slingerland, Meine van Noordwijk, Ken E. Giller Pages 57-77
The European Journal of Agronomy, the official journal of the European Society for Agronomy, publishes original research papers reporting experimental and theoretical contributions to field-based agronomy and crop science.The journal will consider research at the field level for agricultural, horticultural and tree crops, that uses comprehensive and explanatory approaches.
Deforestation rates in insular Southeast Asia between
Insular Southeast Asia experienced the highest level of deforestation among all humid tropical regions of the world during the 1990s. Ken E. Giller, Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors, European Journal of Agronomy Chris Bradley, Gilles Pinay, Deforestation for oil palm alters the fundamental balance of
The global land rush and climate change. Kyle Frankel Davis. Recent examples of these “green” acquisitions include land deals for oil palm and carbon sequestration in Indonesia's Outer Islands [McCarthy et al., These values agree well with case studies making estimates of yield gaps in the developing world (see Lobell et al. )
Environmental Research Letters, Volume 12, Number 2
The remaining 21% came from areas that were classified as woody vegetation (e.g. forests), most notably in the Amazon and the Petén region in northern Guatemala. Latin America is a net exporter of palm oil but the majority of palm oil exports (70%) stayed within the region, with Mexico importing about half.
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The Global Food‐Energy‐Water Nexus D'Odorico
To date (2018), the biofuels that are commonly used are of the first generation. Bioethanol is mainly made with maize in the United States and sugarcane in Brazil, whereas biodiesel is produced using vegetable oil (e.g., soybean oil, rapeseed oil, and palm oil; Figure 14).
Peatland oxidation: emissions caused by peatland drainage due to oil palm plantation expansion. into various contributing factors. Soil organic carbon emissions from crop management can also be Ecofys-IIASA-E4tech The LUC impact of biofuels consumed in the EU 52 In North America, production of soybean meal is also decreased and the
- Are there yield gaps in oil palm plantations?
- Conclusions Yield gaps in oil palm plantations are large, and there is considerable scope for improving yields and environmental performance. Yield responses to waterlogging, drainage, micronutrient fertilisers, and biotic stresses in mature plantations are poorly understood.
- How can oil palm plantation sustainability be improved?
- There is much scope for closing the yield gap and simultaneously improving plantation sustainability. Oil palm, currently the world’s main vegetable oil crop, is characterised by a large productivity and a long life span (≥25 years).
- How much oil does a palm plant produce a year?
- Potential oil palm yields are >8 t oil ha −1 year −1 in most regions but average actual yields are about 3.3 t oil ha −1 year −1. Basic physiological processes underlying bunch production are not well understood. Water-limited yields are less than half of potential yields in drier growing regions of Thailand, Africa and the Americas.
- What factors affect oil palm yield?
- Quantitative data on yield responses of oil palm to different production factors, particularly planting density, irrigation, and fertiliser use, are available from trials carried out by companies or research stations.
- What are the nutrient limiting factors in oil palm systems?
- Yield-limiting factors in oil palm systems: nutrient-limited yield (Yn). The nutrient needs of oil palm are well-researched and reviewed (Uexküll and Fairhurst, 1991, Goh et al., 2003, Ng, 1977, Breure, 1982). Oil palm requires particularly large quantities of potassium, as well as nitrogen, phosphorus, magnesium, and boron (Table 5).
- What is oil palm?
- Magnitude, causes, and management of yield gaps Oil palm is grown in large-scale monoculture plantations or as a smallholder crop, with fruit bunches as the primary output and crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) as the final products.
