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Techniques in plantation science series.
Field trials in oil palm breeding: a manual / Baihaqi Sitepu, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Nur D. Laksono, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Umi Setiawati, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Fazrin Nur, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Miranti Rahmaningsih, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Yassier Anwar, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Pujo Widodo, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Brian P. Forster, Verdant Bioscience, Indonesia, Abdul R. Purba, Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, Indonesia. — 1 online resource (116 pages). — (Techniques in plantation science). — <URL:http://elib.fa.ru/ebsco/2415796.pdf>.

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Oil palm — Breeding.; Crops.; Cultivars.; Data processing.; Disease resistance.; Field tests.; Fungal diseases.; Germplasm.; Handbooks.; Land management.; Oil palms.; Oilseed plants.; Pathogens.; Plant breeding.; Plant diseases.; Plant pathogenic fungi.; Plant pathogens.; Plantation crops.; Plantations.; Planting.; Recording.; Selection.; Oil palm — Breeding.

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Field Trials in Oil Palm Breeding
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Introduction
- 1.1 History of Oil Palm Cultivation and Crop Facts
- 1.2 History of Oil Palm Breeding
- 1.3 Germplasm
- 1.4 Traits
- 1.5 Trialling
- References
2 Health and Safety Considerations
- 2.1 Health and Safety in the Field
- 2.2 Health and Safety in the Nursery
- 2.3 Health and Safety in the Laboratory
- References
3 Pre-trialling Considerations and Activities
- 3.1 Genetic versus Environmental Effects
- 3.2 Need for Trials
- 3.3 Breeding
  - Dura, Pisifera and Tenera
    - Deli dura
    - Pisifera
    - Tenera
  - Germplasm acquisition and collections
- 3.4 Preparation of Materials for Trialling
- 3.5 Land Selection and Preparation for Trialling
- References
4 Land Preparation
- 4.1 Ex-rubber Preparation
  - Felling rubber trees
  - Lining
  - Ripping
  - Ploughing
  - Harrowing
  - Excavation of main drain and collecting drains
  - Excavation of collection road
  - Spraying to control weeds
  - Mucuna planting
- 4.2 Ex-oil Palm Preparation
- 4.3 Equipment
- References
5 Material Preparation
- 5.1 Crossing
- 5.2 Seed Germination
- 5.3 Nursery
- References
6 Trial Planting
- 6.1 Material Selection
- 6.2 Plotting
- 6.3 Trial Design
- 6.4 Trial Layout
- 6.5 Trial Planting
- References
7 Recording
- 7.1 Yield Recording
- 7.2 Growth Measurements
  - Frond marking
  - Leaf area
    - Counting spines and measuring frond length
    - Petiole cross-section area
    - Length x width of leaflets
  - Trunk measurements
    - Height increment
    - Trunk diameter
- 7.3 Palm Disorder Censuses
  - Crown disease
    - Oryctes infestations
    - Ganoderma infections
  - Other surveys
- 7.4 Recording schedules
- 7.5 Bunch and Oil Analysis
- 7.6 Traits for Mechanical Harvesting
- References
8 Ganoderma Trials
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Land Preparation for Ganoderma Trialling
- 8.3 Set-up for Ganoderma Field Trial
- 8.4 Recording of Ganoderma Field Trial
- 8.5 Data Analysis of Ganoderma Trial and Next Steps
- 8.6 Post- Ganoderma Trial Activities
- References
9 Pre-trial Screening Using DNA diagnostics
- 9.1 Pre-trial Screening for Shell Thickness
- 9.2 Genotyping for Traits
  - Virescens
  - Mantled fruit
- References
Index

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