The Oil Palm
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The Oil Palm

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The Oil Palm
FIFTH EDITION

The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Demand for palm oil is also expanding, with the edible demand now complemented by added demand from biodiesel producers.

The Oil Palm is the definitive reference work on this important crop. This fifth edition features new topics – including the conversion of palm oil to biodiesel and discussions about the impacts of palm oil production on the environment and effects of climate change – alongside comprehensively revised chapters, with updated references throughout.

The Oil Palm, Fifth Edition, will be useful to researchers and plantation and mill managers who wish to understand the science underlying recommended practices. It is an indispensable reference for agriculture students and to all those working in the oil palm industry worldwide.

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Yes, you can access The Oil Palm by R. H. V. Corley,P. B. H. Tinker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Agriculture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Preface to the fifth edition
  5. Preface to the fourth edition
  6. Preface to the third edition
  7. Preface to the second edition
  8. Preface to the first edition
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Chapter 1: The Origin and Development of the Oil Palm Industry
  12. Chapter 2: The Classification and Morphology of the Oil Palm
  13. Chapter 3: The Climate of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions
  14. Chapter 4: The Soils of the Oil Palm-Growing Regions
  15. Chapter 5: Growth, Flowering and Yield
  16. Chapter 6: Selection and Breeding
  17. Chapter 7: Vegetative Propagation and Biotechnology
  18. Chapter 8: Seed Germination and Nurseries
  19. Chapter 9: Site Selection and Land Preparation
  20. Chapter 10: The Establishment of Oil Palms in the Field
  21. Chapter 11: Care and Maintenance of Oil Palms
  22. Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition of Oil Palms
  23. Chapter 13: Diseases of the Oil Palm
  24. Chapter 14: Pests of the Oil Palm
  25. Chapter 15: The Products of the Oil Palm and Their Extraction
  26. Chapter 16: Marketing, Economics, End Use and Human Health
  27. Chapter 17: Oil Palm and Climate Change
  28. Chapter 18: Biofuels
  29. Chapter 19: Oil Palm and Sustainability
  30. Chapter 20: Concluding Remarks
  31. Reference list and index of citations
  32. Index
  33. Supplemental Images
  34. End User License Agreement