Diseases affecting oil palm

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the world’s major sources of edible oil and a precursor of biodiesel fuel. This chapter reviews the oil palm diseases which act as a major production constraint in West Africa, South East Asia and South and Central America. The chapter also describes...

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Autor principal: Álvarez, Elizabeth
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98308
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description The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the world’s major sources of edible oil and a precursor of biodiesel fuel. This chapter reviews the oil palm diseases which act as a major production constraint in West Africa, South East Asia and South and Central America. The chapter also describes the characteristics of these key diseases and highlights the methods that are currently being applied to control them.
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spelling CGSpace983082025-03-13T09:44:01Z Diseases affecting oil palm Álvarez, Elizabeth elaeis guineensis oil palms plant diseases The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the world’s major sources of edible oil and a precursor of biodiesel fuel. This chapter reviews the oil palm diseases which act as a major production constraint in West Africa, South East Asia and South and Central America. The chapter also describes the characteristics of these key diseases and highlights the methods that are currently being applied to control them. 2018 2018-11-23T19:39:36Z 2018-11-23T19:39:36Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98308 en Limited Access Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited Alvarez, Elizabeth. (2018). Diseases affecting oil palm. In: Rival, Alain. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 2: Diseases, pests, quality and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, ISBN 9781786761088002. (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science)
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Álvarez, Elizabeth
Diseases affecting oil palm
title Diseases affecting oil palm
title_full Diseases affecting oil palm
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oil palms
plant diseases
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