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Novel palm oils from cloned palms
Author(s) -
Jones L. H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02582134
Subject(s) - palm , palm oil , elaeis guineensis , biology , yield (engineering) , composition (language) , interspecific competition , arecaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , hybrid , botany , food science , linguistics , philosophy , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
The ability to propagate oil palms vegetatively, using tissue culture techniques, allows us to select unique individuals for clonal propagation. Although yield improvement is the major criterion, there is considerable variation in oil composition among individual palms. Fatty acid composition is under genetic control although it also is influenced by environmental factors. Nevertheless, it is now possible to select palms for oil quality. Clones also can be propagated from interspecific hybrids, yielding more liquid oils. Development of commercial clones of oil palm with novel palm oil composition will depend greatly on the availability of long term markets for premium priced oils.