TY  - BOOK
AU  - Setiawati,U.
AU  - Sitepu,B.
AU  - Nur,F.
AU  - Forster,B.P.
AU  - Dery,S.
TI  - Crossing in oil palm: a manual
T2  - Techniques in Plantation Science
SN  - 9781786395924
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Wallingford           UK
PB  - CAB International
KW  - eukaryotes
KW  - oilseed plants
KW  - germplasm
KW  - manuals
KW  - fertilization
KW  - plants
KW  - Elaeis
KW  - viability
KW  - history
KW  - oil crops
KW  - monocotyledons
KW  - oil palms
KW  - occupational health
KW  - fertilizing
KW  - embryo sac
KW  - Arecaceae
KW  - Elaeis guineensis
KW  - pollen
KW  - plant breeding
KW  - oilseed crops
KW  - angiosperms
KW  - oil plants
KW  - Arecales
KW  - fatty oil plants
KW  - pollination
KW  - Spermatophyta
KW  - inflorescences
KW  - cultivation
KW  - crossing
KW  - safety
KW  - handbooks
KW  - commelinids
N2  - Oil palm is the world's most important oil crop and crossing is used extensively in the production of commercial seed, breeding and genetic studies. This book illustrates crossing techniques to maximise success and safeguard purity, enabling the production of high quality seeds to grow-on as planting material and in breeding superior cultivars.Presenting sound practices based on scientific innovation in plant breeding, this guide provides techniques integrated with expertise and application of sustainable aspects of agronomy and crop protection, alongside information and imaging technology.  Promoting green, eco-friendly agriculture, this book covers: biology and genetics, germplasm, target traits and commercial crossing; health and safety considerations in the field and laboratory; pollen collection and storage, pollen viability testing, and pollination; isolation of the female inflorescence; and commercial tenera production.Based on experience and protocols, this is an invaluable manual for 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
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