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 Competiti…
Now updated with many new figures and a larger colour plate section, this is the only comprehensive text to give worldwide coverage of the oil palm.
"There have been many new developments since the third edition of Harley's The Oil Palm in 1988, particularly in the fields of clonal propagation, agronomy, breeding and molecular genetics. This new edition has been completely rewritten, and is the first book to record and explo…
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…
