Elaeis guineensis oil palm

This chapter focuses on the origin, geographical distribution, morphological, physiological and phenological characteristics, cultivation history, breeding, vegetative propagation methods and molecular genetics and genomics of oil palms (Elaeis guineensis). The importance of developing various genet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rival, A.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111572
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Sumario:This chapter focuses on the origin, geographical distribution, morphological, physiological and phenological characteristics, cultivation history, breeding, vegetative propagation methods and molecular genetics and genomics of oil palms (Elaeis guineensis). The importance of developing various genetic manipulation methods for the genetic improvement of oil palm germplasm is also discussed.