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Oil Palm Breeding: Genetics and Genomics

Oil Palm Breeding: Genetics and Genomics

Paperback

AgricultureBotany & HorticultureGenetics

ISBN10: 1032096519
ISBN13: 9781032096513
Publisher: Crc Pr Inc
Published: Jun 30 2021
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.43
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The oil palm is a remarkable crop, producing around 40% of the world's vegetable oil from around 6% of the land devoted to oil crops. Conventional breeding has clearly been the major focus of genetic improvement in this crop. A mix of improved agronomy and management, coupled with breeding selection have quadrupled the oil yield of the crop since breeding began in earnest in the 1920s. However, as for all perennial crops with long breeding cycles, oil palm faces immense challenges in the coming years with increased pressure from population growth, climate change and the need to develop environmentally sustainable oil palm plantations.

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