The oil palm - Corley, R. H. V.; Tinker, P. B. (Philip Bernard) (Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
The Origin and Development of the Oil Palm Industry -- The Classification and Morphology of the Oil Palm -- The Climate of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions -- The Soils of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions -- Growth, Flowering and Yield -- Selection and Breeding -- Vegetative Propagation and Biotechnology -- Seed Germination and Nurseries -- Site Selection and Land Preparation -- The Establishment of Oil Palms in the Field -- Care and Maintenance of Oil Palms -- Mineral Nutrition of Oil Palms -- Diseases of the Oil Palm -- Pests of the Oil Palm -- The Products of the Oil Palm and Their Extraction -- Marketing, Economics, End Use and Human Health -- Oil Palm and Climate Change -- Biofuels -- Oil Palm and Sustainability -- Concluding Remarks -- Reference list and index of citations.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-626) and index.
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Keywords: Oil palm; Oil palm -- Research; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science; Oil palm; Oil palm -- Research; Electronic books; Electronic books