The oil palm

The oil palm

by Corley, R. H. V.

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About the authors: Dr RHV Corley is a plant physiologist who worked for over 15 years in oil palm research in Malaysia. He was the head of research for Unilever Plantations for a further 16 years, and is now a consultant on tropical plantation crops. Professor B Tinker was for 7 years at the West African Institute for Oil Palm Research, and has been a consultant in Malaysia. For 12 years he was on the Programme Advisory Committee of PORIM (now MPOB). In the UK he has been Professor of Agricultu…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The oil palm / R.H.V. Corley and P.B. Tinker.

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About the authors: Dr RHV Corley is a plant physiologist who worked for over 15 years in oil palm research in Malaysia. He was the head of research for Unilever Plantations for a further 16 years, and is now a consultant on tropical plantation crops. Professor B Tinker was for 7 years at the West African Institute for Oil Palm Research, and has been a consultant in Malaysia. For 12 years he was on the Programme Advisory Committee of PORIM (now MPOB). In the UK he has been Professor of Agricultural Botany, Deputy Director and head of soils at Rothamsted Experimental Station, and Directo.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2003.
  • Edition:4th ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Blackwell Science
  • Place of Publication:Oxford
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2003.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 562 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780470750360, 0470750367, 9780470750971, 0470750979, 1405128372, 9781405128377
  • DOI:10.1002/9780470750971
  • oclc:ocn184983309
  • LC Classification:SB299.P3
  • Dewey Decimal:633.8/51

Table of Contents

The Oil Palm; Contents; Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The origin and development of the oil palm industry; 1.1 Origin of the oil palm; 1.1.1 Physical evidence; 1.1.2 Historical evidence; 1.1.3 Natural habitat; 1.2 The oil palm in africa; 1.2.1 Geographical distribution; 1.2.2 African palm groves; 1.2.3 Early trade; 1.2.4 Development, use and improvement of the African palm groves; 1.3 Development of the oil palm plantation industry.

1.3.1 The African plantation industry1.3.2 The Deli palm; 1.3.3 The Asian plantation industry; 1.4 World-wide development of the industry, 1950-2001; 1.4.1 General; 1.4.2 Price structures and competitiveness; 1.4.2.1 Changes in the past; 1.4.2.2 Future changes; 1.4.2.3 Competition between regions; 1.4.2.4 Competition between products; 1.4.3 Single-country developments; 1.4.3.1 Indonesia; 1.4.3.2 Malaysia; 1.4.3.3 Other Asian countries; 1.4.3.4 Nigeria; 1.4.3.5 Democratic Republic of the Congo; 1.4.3.6 The Ivory Coast; 1.4.3.7 Other West African countries; 1.4.3.8 Brazil; 1.4.3.9 Colombia.

1.4.3.10 Costa Rica1.4.3.11 Ecuador;…

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Subjects

Oil palm Oil palm -- Research Palmier à huile Palmier à huile -- Recherche TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture

Writers

Corley, R. H. V. Tinker, P. B., (Philip Bernard)

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