Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a leading perennial oleaginous food crop for edible cooking oil production (Chang, 2014).
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The production and demand of the oil palm are further increasing rapidly. The amount of palm oil produced in Malaysia in 1985 was 4 million tons, which raised to 18.8 million tons in 2012 (Chang, 2014). The oil yield (about 4.87 t/ha/year) from oil palm is 6.5, 8 and 13 times greater than that of rapeseed, sunflower and soya bean respectively (Chang, 2014; Tye et al., 2011). Oil palm grows extensively in tropical regions like Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and tropical African countries (Akhtar et al., 2010; Basiron, 2007) with high rainfall; 1200 mm/year and daylight of 5-7 h/day (Schmidt, 2007).
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