The oil palm is a remarkable crop, producing around 40% of the world’s vegetable oil from around 6% of the land devoted to oil crops. Conventional breeding has clearly been the major focus of genetic improvement in this crop. A mix of improved agronomy and management, coupled with breeding selection have quadrupled the oil yield of the crop since breeding began in earnest in the 1920s. However, as for all perennial crops with long breeding cycles, oil palm faces immense challenges in the coming years with increased pressure from population growth, climate change and the need to develop environmentally sustainable oil palm plantations.
In Oil Palm: Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, world leading organizations and individuals who have been at the forefront of developments in this crop, provide their insights and experiences of oil palm research, while examining the different challenges that face the future of the oil palm. The editors have all been involved in research and breeding of oil palm for many years and use their knowledge of the crop and their disciplinary expertise to provide context and to introduce the different research topics covered.
Edited by:
Aik Chin Soh,
Sean Mayes,
Jeremy A. Roberts
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 662g
ISBN: 9781032096513
ISBN 10: 1032096519
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 30 June 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Preface......................................................................................................................vii Acknowledgments......................................................................................................ix Editors........................................................................................................................xi Contributors............................................................................................................ xiii Chapter 1 Introduction to the Oil Palm Crop........................................................1 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, and Jeremy Roberts Chapter 2 The Plant and Crop................................................................................7 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, and Jeremy Roberts Chapter 3 Genetic Resources............................................................................... 19 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Nookiah Rajanaidu, Amiruddin Mohd Din, Marjuni Marhalil, Abdullah Norziha, Ong-Abdullah Meilina, Ahmad Malike Fadila, Abu Bakar Nor Azwani, Libin Adelinna Anak, Yaakub Zulkifli, Ahmad Kushairi Din, Edson Barcelos, and Philippe Amblard Chapter 4 Plant Genetics...................................................................................... 57 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, and Jeremy Roberts Chapter 5 Objective Traits...................................................................................85 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Kees Breure, Benoît Cochard, Bruno Nouy, Richard M. Cooper, Hubert de Franqueville, Claude Louise, and Shenyang Chin Chapter 6 Breeding Plans and Selection Methods............................................. 143 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, David Cros, and Abdul Razak Purba Chapter 7 Breeding Programs and Genetic Progress........................................ 165 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Nicolas Philippe Daniel Turnbull, Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Benoît Cochard, Choo Kien Wong, Tatang Kusnadi, and Yayan Juhyana Chapter 8 Clonal Propagation............................................................................ 191 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Ong-Abdullah Meilina, Siew Eng Ooi, Ahmad Tarmizi Hashim, Zamzuri Ishak, Samsul Kamal Rosli, Wei Chee Wong, Chin Nee Choo, Sau Yee Kok, Nuraziyan Azimi, and Norashikin Sarpan Chapter 9 Molecular Genetics and Breeding.....................................................225 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Maizura Ithnin, Amiruddin Mohd Din, Umi Salamah Ramli, Abrizah Othman, Yaakub Zulkifli, Suzana Mustafa, Leslie Eng Ti Low, Ong-Abdullah Meilina, Rajinder Singh, Chee Keng Teh, Qi Bin Kwong, Ail Ling Ong, Mohaimi Mohamed, Sukganah Apparow, Fook Tim Chew, David Ross Appleton, Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, Huey Fang Teh, Katharina Mebus, Bee Keat Neoh, Tony Eng Keong Ooi, Yick Ching Wong, David Cros, Noorhariza Mohd Zaki, Maria Madon, Trude Schwarzacher, and Pat Heslop-Harrison Chapter 10 Elaeis oleifera × Elaeis guineensis Interspecific Hybrid Improvement......................................................................................283 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Edson Barcelos, Philippe Amblard, Amancio Alvarado, Jeremy Henry, Ricardo Escobar, Kandha Sritharan, Mohan Subramaniam, and Xaviar Arulandoo Chapter 11 Commercial Planting Material Production.......................................297 Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Choo Kien Wong, Chin Nee Choo, Wei Chee Wong, Cheng Chua Tan, Abdul Razak Purba, and Aik Chin Soh Chapter 12 Field Experimentation....................................................................... 327 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, and Rob Verdooren Chapter 13 Future Prospects................................................................................ 353 Aik Chin Soh, Sean Mayes, Jeremy Roberts, Tasren Mahamooth, Denis Murphy, Sue Walker, Asha S. Karunaratne, Erik Murchie, John Foulkes, Marcel de Raissac, Raphael Perez, Denis Fabre, Kah Joo Goh, Chin Kooi Ong, and Hereward Corley Index....................................................................................................................... 425
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Reviews for Oil Palm Breeding: Genetics and Genomics
"""This magnum opus is the outcome of the labour of love of the dedicated atuhors. It should be in the libraries of scientists, research insstitutes and organisations interested in oil palm improvement."" --Gurdev S Khush, University of California, published in The Planter, Vol. 94, No. 1105, April 2018"
