Future prospects for oils palm breeding in Latin American : various resolutions for plant breeding cooperation in Colombia
Oil palm is the most productive oilseed crop in the world, even more so than soybean. In the last ten years, palm oil production has increased by 112% from 18 million to nearly 39 million tons, not counting the 5 million tons of palm kernel oil. However, the bud rot disease has been spreading, particularly in Central and South American regions, seriously threatening oil palm crops. This article compiles the different genetic solutions that have been presented to date to fight the disease, including advantages and disadvantages, and an inventory of what is needed in research on which the scientific community should work with international cooperation. In particular, it describes aspects of interspecific hybrids, backcrossing, and the use of E. guineensis.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Fedepalma
2010
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| Online Access: | https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/1522 |
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