Palm oil : current status and updates / edited by Viduranga Waisundara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waisundara, Viduranga, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palm oil industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2023.

Summary:

The palm oil industry is one of the oldest and most established commercial industries in the world. The product is hailed as an economically viable crop as compared with other oils used and consumed globally. This book provides an overview of the palm oil industry and the management of the crop itself. There has always been a growing interest in the scientific community to better understand this crop as well as the related industrial processes for environmental and nutritive purposes. As such, this book presents useful information on the palm oil industry from multiple perspectives.

Contents:

1. Introductory Chapter: An Overview of Palm Oil

2. Evolution of the Rheological Behavior of Palm Oil

3. Management and Processing of Palm Oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq): The Crop for Future

4. Challenges and Opportunities of Oil Palm Production in Uganda

5. Small-Scale Palm Oil Production in Ghana: Practices, Environmental Problems and Potential Mitigating Measures

6. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-83768-066-3