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Informationen zum Autor Dr R.H.V. Corley is a plant physiologist who worked in oil palm research in Malaysia for over 15 years. He was the head of research for Unilever Plantations for a further 16 years and is now a consultant on tropical plantation crops. Dr P.B. Tinker is a chemist who spent 7 years at the West African Institute for Oil Palm Research, Nigeria; later he acted as a consultant in Malaysia and was for 12 years on the Programme Advisory Committee of PORIM (now MPOB). In the United Kingdom, he lectured at Oxford, was Professor of Agricultural Botany at Leeds, Deputy Director of Rothamsted Experimental Station and Director of Science at the National Environment Research Council, before retirement. Klappentext The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Demand for palm oil is also expanding, with the edible demand now complemented by added demand from biodiesel producers.The Oil Palm is the definitive reference work on this important crop. This fifth edition features new topics - including the conversion of palm oil to biodiesel, and discussions about the impacts of palm oil production on the environment and effects of climate change - alongside comprehensively revised chapters, with updated references throughout.The Oil Palm, Fifth Edition will be useful to researchers, plantation and mill managers who wish to understand the science underlying recommended practices. It is an indispensable reference for agriculture students and all those working in the oil palm industry worldwide. Zusammenfassung The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the fifth edition xxiv Preface to the fourth edition xxv Preface to the third edition xxvi Preface to the second edition xxvi Preface to the first edition xxvii Acknowledgements xxix Abbreviations xxxi 1. The origin and development of the oil palm industry 1 1.1 Origin of the oil palm 1 1.2 The oil palm in Africa 3 1.3 Development of the oil palm plantation industry 4 1.4 Development of the industry since 1950 6 1.5 Development methods 22 1.6 Trade in and use of oil palm products 26 2. The classification and morphology of the oil palm 30 2.1 Classification of oil palms 30 2.2 The African oil palm, E. Guineensis Jacq 30 2.3 The American oil palm, E. Oleifera (HBK) Cortes 49 2.4 The E. Guineensis X E Oleifera hybrid 51 3. The climate of the oil palm?]growing regions 53 3.1 Temperature 53 3.2 Rainfall, evaporation and water balance 55 3.3 Radiation and its effects 61 3.4 Total climate and oil palm growth 63 4. The soils of the oil palm?]growing regions 68 4.1 Soil classification in the equatorial tropics 68 4.2 Soil characteristics important for the oil palm 72 4.3 Soil characteristics unfavourable for oil palm 74 4.4 Histosols and peats 77 4.5 Soils of Asia 82 4.6 Soils of Africa 84 4.7 Soils of America 86 5. Growth, flowering and yield 89 5.1 Analysis of plant growth 89 5.2 Vegetative growth and partitioning of dry matter 100 5.3 Environmental and management factors 105 5.4 Flowering 116 5.5 Yield 127 6. Selection and breeding 138 6.1 History of selection 138 6.2 Techniques used in oil palm breeding and selection 156 ...
