Abstract
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.
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Jones, L.H. Novel palm oils from cloned palms. J Am Oil Chem Soc 61, 1717–1719 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02582134
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02582134