| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; number 27 |
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Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; no. 27.
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Series list; Introduction; Part 1 Setting the scene; Part 2 Plant physiology and breeding; Part 3 Cultivation techniques; Part 1 Setting the scene; Chapter 1 The palm oil market: growth and trends; 1 Introduction; 2 Oil palm cultivation and palm oil production; 3 Regional oil palm production trends; 4 Palm oil industry and market; 5 Ecological impact of palm oil production; 6 Social impacts; 7 Conclusion and future trends; 8 Where to look for further information; 9 References; Chapter 2 Research trends in oil palm cultivation; 1 Introduction |
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2 Establishment of oil palm as an economic crop3 Yield improvement; 4 Oil palm genomics and genetic engineering; 5 Cultivation with minimal environmental impact; 6 Conclusion; 7 Where to look for further information; 8 References; Chapter 3 Sustainability pathways in oil palm cultivation: a comparison of Indonesia, Colombia and Cameroon; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptualizing sustainable pathways; 3 Oil palm production in Indonesia, Colombia and Cameroon; 4 Sustainable pathways: challenges and initiatives; 5 The dynamics of sustainability: actors, regulations and practices |
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6 Conclusions: creating sustainable pathways7 Where to look for further information; 8 References; Chapter 4 The palm oil governance complex: progress, problems and gaps; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptual framework: the palm oil governance complex; 3 Constituent parts of the palm oil governance complex; 4 Critical problems affecting the palm oil governance complex; 5 Major gaps in the governance of the palm oil sector; 6 Conclusions; 7 Where to look for further information; 8 References; Part 2 Plant physiology and breeding; Chapter 5 Advances in understanding oil palm reproductive development |
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1 Introduction2 Sex ratio; 3 Inflorescence and flower development; 4 Fruit development and maturation and oil composition; 5 Fruit shedding and oil acidification; 6 Future trends and conclusion; 7 Where to look for further information; 8 References; Chapter 6 Diversity in the genetic resources of oil palm; 1 Introduction; 2 The genetic base of current breeding materials; 3 Genetic diversity in oil palm: fruit forms; 4 Genetic diversity in oil palm: fruit types; 5 Genetic diversity in oil palm: morphological traits; 6 Genetic diversity in oil palm: genetic markers |
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7 Conservation of oil palm collections8 Utilization of germ plasm; 9 Conclusion; 10 Where to look for further information; 11 Acknowledgement; 12 References; Chapter 7 Advances in conventional breeding techniques for oil palm; 1 Introduction; 2 Early history of oil palm breeding; 3 Oil palm breeding from the beginning of the 20th Century; 4 Breeding objectives and methods; 5 Data collection methods; 6 Impact of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS) on oil yield; 7 Impact of oil palm breeding on other traits and using other methods; 8 Seed production; 9 Future trends; 10 References |
| Summary |
"Oil palm is widely cultivated in tropical countries for use in food processing, personal care products and other applications such as biodiesel. Cultivation faces a range of challenges such as its environmental impact (e.g. in deforestation and biodiversity loss) as well threats from pests and diseases. There is an urgent need to make oil palm cultivation more efficient and environmentally sustainable. This collection reviews the key research addressing this challenge. Volume 1 begins by reviewing trends in production and key challenges facing the sector. Part 2 focusses on developments in understanding oil palm physiology, genetics and genetic diversity and their application to improved breeding techniques. The final part of the book discusses developments in cultivation practices. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this collection will be a standard reference for researchers, oil palm growers, palm oil processors as well as government and non-governmental agencies responsible for more sustainable oil palm cultivation. Volume 1 is accompanied by Volume 2 which covers pests and diseases, quality and sustainability issues"--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 27, 2018) |
| Subject |
Oil palm.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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sustainable agriculture (discipline)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Oil palm
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Sustainable agriculture
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rival, Alain, editor
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| ISBN |
9781786761071 |
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1786761076 |
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9781786761064 |
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1786761068 |
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