Normal palm oil (called crude palm oil or ‘CPO’) is extracted from the yellow flesh, which is also called ‘mesocarp’ (see Figure 3). Oil can also be extracted from the white kernel, and this oil is called ‘palm kernel oil’ or ‘PKO’.

Both palm oil and kernel oil are used in many applications, such as oleochemicals, ingredients of many foods, health and household products, industrial goods, and biodiesel. ...

This review provides new insights into oil palm through biotechnological tools that enable us to achieve sustainable oil palm production, as well as the ultimate success of its application in breeding improvement.

Jul 7, 2021 · This study investigated oil palm inflorescence sex ratio (ISR) and fruit set (FS) yield among 24 dura × pisifera biparental progenies on fibric peat soil, hybridized from ten genetic origins.

Download scientific diagram | The fruit types of oil palm, left to right: dura, tenera and pisifera. The dura palms are characterised with good yield in both bunch and fruit set and high oil...

The so-called Sh gene determines the three existing fruit variety types in the oil palm: the Dura genotype (D, homozygote dominant with a thick shell), Pisifera (P, homozygote recessive and usually, female sterile shell-less genotype) and the hybrid Tenera (T).

Oil palm refers to several palms that yield oil from fruit pulp and seeds, primarily Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, the major palm oil crop species; but also: Attalea maripa, the maripa palm; Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm, which yields coconut oil from its seeds; Elaeis oleifera, the American oil palm

Jul 24, 2013 · The Shell gene is responsible for the oil palm’s three known shell forms: dura (thick); pisifera (shell-less); and tenera (thin), a hybrid of dura and pisifera palms. Tenera palms contain one mutant and one normal version, or allele, of Shell, an optimum combination that results in 30% more oil per land area than dura palms.

Oil palm/cocoa intercropping system: From studies conducted between the 1960s to the 1970s, scientists at NIFOR in collaboration with colleagues at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria demonstrated the feasibility of intercropping oil plain with cocoa.

Jun 10, 2021 · There are three major varieties of oil palm: dura, pisifera, and tenera. The dura palms have kernels with a thick shell, while the pisifera palms have kernels with no shell. The tenera palm is the cross between the two palm varieties (dura and pisifera).