TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kelanaputra,Eddy S.
AU  - Nelson,Stephen P.C.
AU  - Setiawati,Umi
AU  - Sitepu,Baihaqi
AU  - Nur,Fazrin
AU  - Forster,Brian
AU  - Purba,Abdul R.
AU  - Caligari,Peter D.S.
TI  - Seed Production in Oil Palm: A Manual
T2  - Techniques in Plantation Science Series
SN  - 9781786395900
AV  - SB299.P3 .K453 2018 
U1  - 633.851 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - CAB International
KW  - Oil palm-Seeds-Production (Biology)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Half Title -- Techniques in Plantation Science Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Series Foreword - Techniques in Plantation Science -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History of Oil Palm Production and Crop Facts -- 1.2 Overview of Oil Palm Seed Production -- 1.3 Biology and Genetics of Oil Palm -- 1.4 Crossing and Seed Type -- 1.5 Commercial Crossing -- 1.6 Seed Production -- References -- 2 Health and Safety Considerations -- 2.1 Health and Safety in the Field -- 2.2 Health and Safety in the Seed Processing Facility -- Reference -- 3 Isolation of the Female Inflorescence -- 3.1 Tools -- 3.2 Reagents -- 3.3 Methods -- 4 Pollination -- 4.1 Pollination -- 4.2 Quality Control: Blank Pollination -- 4.3 Tools -- 4.4 Reagents -- 4.5 Methods -- Reference -- 5 Harvesting -- 5.1 Tools -- 5.2 Methods -- 6 Seed Preparation -- 6.1 Tools -- 6.2 Materials -- 6.3 Methods -- 7 Seed Viability Testing -- 7.1 Tools -- 7.2 Methods -- 8 Seed Moisture Testing -- 8.1 Tools -- 8.2 Methods -- 9 Seed Processing for Commercial Seed Production -- 9.1 General Principles in Commercial Seed Production -- 9.2 Tools -- 9.3 Materials -- 9.4 Methods -- 9.5 Tenera Purity Testing -- References -- 10 Seed Production for Breeding -- 10.1 General Principles in Breeding Seed Production -- 10.2 Breeding Seed Storage -- 10.3 Tools, Materials and Methods -- References -- Index -- Back Cover
N2  - 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
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ER  -