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This is a practical guide to seed germination in oil palm for both breeding and genetic studies as well as commercial seed production. Oil palm is the top oil crop in the world and this manual provides step-by-step illustrated methods, written by practitioners actively engaged in oil palm seed production and breeding.
Presenting sound practices based on scientific innovation and knowledge, this guide brings together the many aspects of seed germination in oil palm in one place. Promoting green, eco-friendly agriculture, this book covers:
Health and safety considerations
Pollination and harvesting
Seed preparation, viability testing and moisture testing
Seed processing for commercial production and breeding
Based on experience and protocols, this is an invaluable manual for students and researchers in agriculture, plant breeders, growers and end users interested in the practicalities of oil palm seed production. It is also a valuable resource for training, for those entering a career in oil palm and as a reference for managers , to ensure best practices in maximising sustainability and production of this important crop.
Presenting sound practices based on scientific innovation and knowledge, this guide brings together the many aspects of seed germination in oil palm in one place. Promoting green, eco-friendly agriculture, this book covers:
Health and safety considerations
Pollination and harvesting
Seed preparation, viability testing and moisture testing
Seed processing for commercial production and breeding
Based on experience and protocols, this is an invaluable manual for students and researchers in agriculture, plant breeders, growers and end users interested in the practicalities of oil palm seed production. It is also a valuable resource for training, for those entering a career in oil palm and as a reference for managers , to ensure best practices in maximising sustainability and production of this important crop.
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Seed Production in Oil Palm - Eddy S Kelanaputra
Seed Production in Oil Palm:
A Manual
Techniques in Plantation Science Series
Series editors:
Brian P. Forster, Lead Scientist, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Peter D.S. Caligari, Science Strategy Executive Director, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
About the series:
A series of manuals covering techniques in plantation science that form the essential underlying needs to carry out plantation science.
The series reflects the expertise in Verdant Bioscience that underlies the plantation science activities carried out at the Verdant Plantation Science Centre at Timbang Deli, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Titles available:
1. Crossing in Oil Palm: A Manual – Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster and Sylvester Dery
2. Seed Production in Oil Palm: A Manual – Eddy S. Kelanaputra, Stephen P.C. Nelson, Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster and Abdul R. Purba
3. Nursery Screening for Ganoderma Response in Oil Palm Seedlings: A Manual – Miranti Rahmaningsih, Ike Virdiana, Syamsul Bahri, Yassier Anwar, Brian P. Forster and Frédéric Breton
4. Mutation Breeding in Oil Palm: A Manual – Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster, Samuel A. Osei, Samuel Amiteye, Jennifer Ciomas, Soeranto Hoeman and Ljupcho Jankuloski
Seed Production in Oil Palm:
A Manual
Eddy S. Kelanaputra
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Stephen P.C. Nelson
Verdant Bioscience, Singapore
Umi Setiawati
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Baihaqi Sitepu
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Fazrin Nur
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Brian P. Forster
Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia
Abdul R. Purba
Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, Indonesia
CABI is a trading name of CAB International
© Eddy S. Kelanaputra, Stephen P.C. Nelson, Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster and Abdul Razak Purba 2018. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library, London, UK.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kelanaputra, Eddy S., author.
Title: Seed production in oil palm : a manual / Eddy S. Kelanaputra, Stephen P.C. Nelson, Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster, Abdul R. Purba.
Description: Boston, MA : CABI, [2018] | Series: Techniques in plantation science series ; 2 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018023338 (print) | LCCN 2018028695 (ebook) | ISBN 9781786395894 (ePDF) | ISBN 9781786395900 (ePub) | ISBN 9781786395887 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Oil palm--Seeds--Production (Biology)
Classification: LCC SB299.P3 (ebook) | LCC SB299.P3 K45 2018 (print) | DDC 634.9/74--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018023338
ISBN-13: 978 1 78639 588 7 (pbk)
978 1 78639 589 4 (e-book)
978 1 78639 590 0 (e-pub)
Commissioning editor: Rachael Russell / Rebecca Stubbs
Editorial assistant: Emma McCann
Production editor: James Bishop
Typeset by SPi, Pondicherry, India
Printed and bound in the UK by Severn, Gloucester.
Series Foreword – Techniques in Plantation Science
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