Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Oil Palm Volume 1: Introduction, Breeding and Cultivation Techniques...

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Prof. Alain Rival Dr Stefano Savi

Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Oil Palm Volume 1

Introduction, Breeding and Cultivation Techniques

Prof. Alain Rival, Dr Stefano Savi, Dr Choo Yuen May , YewAi Tan

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
09 February 2018

Sustainable agriculture; Agronomy & crop production; Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Oil palm is widely cultivated in tropical countries for use in food processing, personal care products and other applications such as biodiesel. Cultivation faces a range of challenges such as its environmental impact (e.g. in deforestation and biodiversity loss) as well threats from pests and diseases. There is an urgent need to make oil palm cultivation more efficient and environmentally sustainable. This collection reviews the key research addressing this challenge.

Volume 1 begins by reviewing trends in production and key challenges facing the sector. Part 2 focusses on developments in understanding oil palm physiology, genetics and genetic diversity and their application to improved breeding techniques. The final part of the book discusses developments in cultivation practices.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this collection will be a standard reference for researchers, oil palm growers, palm oil processors as well as government and non-governmental agencies responsible for more sustainable oil palm cultivation. Volume 1 is accompanied by Volume 2 which covers pests and diseases, quality and sustainability issues

Contributions by: Dr Stefano Savi, Dr Choo Yuen May, YewAi Tan, Ahmad Dermawan
Edited by: Prof. Alain Rival
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 27
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781786761040
ISBN 10: 1786761041
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 09 February 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Alain Rival is Regional Director for South East Asia and Focal Point for Oil Palm Research at CIRAD, the internationally-renowned French Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development. Dr Rival is also Professor of Biology and Physiology, He coordinates several international collaborative research projects and has published widely on plant biotechnology.