Crossing in oil palm :
Setiawati, Umi,
Crossing in oil palm : a manual / Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster, Sylvester Dery. - 1 online resource (xi, 50 pages) : illustrations, charts. - Techniques in plantation science ; [1] . - Techniques in plantation science series ; [1]. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Health and safety considerations -- Pollen collection and storage -- Pollen viability testing -- Isolation of the female inflorescence -- Pollination -- Commercial tenera production.
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This manual discusses first the history of cultivation and breeding, as well as the pollen and embryo sac biology, fertilization, germplasm and commercial crossing, of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Then, guidelines in health and safety issues relating to crossing in oil palm are given, followed by protocols on pollen collection and storage; pollen viability testing; isolation of the female inflorescence; pollination; and commercial tenera production. Target audiences of this manual are students and researchers in agriculture, plant breeders, growers and end-users interested in the practicalities of oil palm crossing for breeding and commercial seed production.
9781786395924 9781786395931
Oil palm.
Oil palm--Mutation breeding.
Crossing.
Cultivation.
Embryo sac.
Fertilization.
Germplasm.
Handbooks.
History.
Inflorescences.
Occupational health.
Oil palms.
Oilseed plants.
Plant breeding.
Pollen.
Pollination.
Safety.
Viability.
SB299.P3 / S48 2018eb
633.8/51
Crossing in oil palm : a manual / Umi Setiawati, Baihaqi Sitepu, Fazrin Nur, Brian P. Forster, Sylvester Dery. - 1 online resource (xi, 50 pages) : illustrations, charts. - Techniques in plantation science ; [1] . - Techniques in plantation science series ; [1]. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Health and safety considerations -- Pollen collection and storage -- Pollen viability testing -- Isolation of the female inflorescence -- Pollination -- Commercial tenera production.
Access limited to subscribing institution.
This manual discusses first the history of cultivation and breeding, as well as the pollen and embryo sac biology, fertilization, germplasm and commercial crossing, of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Then, guidelines in health and safety issues relating to crossing in oil palm are given, followed by protocols on pollen collection and storage; pollen viability testing; isolation of the female inflorescence; pollination; and commercial tenera production. Target audiences of this manual are students and researchers in agriculture, plant breeders, growers and end-users interested in the practicalities of oil palm crossing for breeding and commercial seed production.
9781786395924 9781786395931
Oil palm.
Oil palm--Mutation breeding.
Crossing.
Cultivation.
Embryo sac.
Fertilization.
Germplasm.
Handbooks.
History.
Inflorescences.
Occupational health.
Oil palms.
Oilseed plants.
Plant breeding.
Pollen.
Pollination.
Safety.
Viability.
SB299.P3 / S48 2018eb
633.8/51