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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Main Author: Rival, A.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111572
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Summary: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.