Seed Production in Oil Palm : A Manual.

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.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.