Browsing articles from "February, 2012"
Research and Development Projects: Plantation – PF14/99
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PF14/99
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Khaya sengalensis selection for good bole trees(Balau-2ha)
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To study bole-form, branching and growth rate of different trees for mass cutting propagation.
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Research and Development Projects: Plantation – PF12/98
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PF12/98
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Observation plots on growth habits of Khaya sengalensis, Khaya ivorensis,Tectona grandis and Gmelina arborea grown from cutting(4 ha-Ladang Balau)
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To study the growth habits, bole-form and wind-fastness of trees growth from rooted cutting.
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Research and Development Projects: Plantation – PF10/97
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PF10/97
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To study the effects of high planting density on the growth, branching habit and bole characteristic of Tectona grandis(4 ha-Semenyih, Selangor)
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To study in details the effect of high density planting (2mx2m) on silviculture,branching habits, growth and stem borer damage.
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Research and Development Projects: Plantation – PF1/95
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PF1/95
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Timber species evaluation-To evaluate the effects of silvicultural practices and fertiliser rates on the growth rates and timber qualities/yields of Acacia mangium,Gmelina arborea, Paraserienthes falcataria and hybrid of A.mangium and A.auriculiformis(Tawau).
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To verify the suitability of known fast growing timber species as plantation forestry tree crop.
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology
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Leaf sample banking
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DNA sample banking
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Genotyping of AAR’s planting materials
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DNA fingerprinting of genetic contaminants
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Detection of aberrant oil palms with mantled fruits
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Expression profiling of genes related to early embryogenesis.
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Development of a molecular tool box to verify the purity of hybrid tenera in the commercial population of oil palm seedlings
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Preliminary investigation of successive vegetation and microbial changes throughout the development of peatlands.
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Identification of modified Lysine residues of Histones via methylation phenomena that involve in mantling somaclonal variation
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Oil Palm Genomic Project (OPGP)
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Preliminary investigation of genetic diversity in oil palm pathogens: fungal, bacteria and insect virus.
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology – BTL/PD01-09
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BTL/PD01-09
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Preliminary investigation of genetic diversity in oil palm pathogens: fungal, bacteria and insect virus.
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To develop molecular tools for early detection and identification of pathogenic microorganism that cause diseases in oil palm
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology – BTL/OPGP01-09
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BTL/OPGP01-09
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Oil Palm Genomic Project (OPGP)
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1) To generate genetic-based molecular markers, fundamental knowledge and methods devoted for marker-assisted selection of oil palm
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2) To integrate molecular breeding into AAR classical oil palm breeding programme, which enable the implementation of marker-assisted selection for improving oil palm complex traits
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology – BTL/EPI01-09
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BTL/EPI01-09
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Identification of modified Lysine residues of Histones via methylation phenomena that involve in mantling somaclonal variation
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To use proteomic approaches to tackle the problems of oil palm mantling and abnormalities due to somaclonal variation
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology – BTL/ENV01-09
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BTL/ENV01-09
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Preliminary investigation of successive vegetation and microbial changes throughout the development of peatlands.
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1) To develop PCR-based tools for investigation of successive vegetation and microbial changes throughout the development of peatlands
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2) To investigate the microbial communities’ changes at different stages of peatlands development
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Research and Development Projects: Biotechnology – BTL/DF05-08
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BTL/DF05-08
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Development of a molecular tool box to verify the purity of hybrid tenera in the commercial population of oil palm seedlings
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To identify oil palm shell thickness gene and develop a diagnostic kit to screen illegitimates due to poor quality control in dura x pisifera hybrid seed production
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