Professor Dr. P Bernard Tinker

	Professor Dr. P Bernard Tinker Contact Details : Glebe House Broadwell, Lechlade Glos. GL7 3QS , United Kingdom Tel. : (44-1367) 860 436 Fax : (44-1367) 860-436 E-mail : bernard.tinker@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk
	Consultant on matters regarding administration and research since 1986. He is a soil scientist from United Kingdom (UK) who is known worldwide for his expertise in oil palm production. He was for 7 years at the West African Institute for Oil Palm Research. He was on the Programme Advisory Committee of PORIM (currently known as MPOB) for 12 years . In the UK he has been Professor of Agricultural Botany, Deputy Director and head of soils at Rothamsted Experimental Station, and Director of Science at the National Environment Research Council.

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AA Hybrida (Oil Palm Seeds)

   AA Hybrida IS is a semi-clonal DxP hybrid culminated through more than 40 years of breeding, selection and improvement over a pedigree of elite clonal Deli Dura and Dumpy Yangambi AVROS Pisifera. It confers desirable traits of slow height increment from our Dumpy lineage and high oil yield from selected planting materials of high bunch number and moderate bunch size.

By cloning the elite Deli Dura, we created exact copies of the maternal palms for large scale production of semi-clonal palms that are uniform, stable in high yield and produces more bunches with 22% higher oil yield compared to our first generation DxP Dumpy AVROS.

AA Hybrida IS Dura Lineage

AA Hybrida IS Pisifera Lineage

Characteristics of AA Hybrida IS

• Semi-clonal in origin
• Uniform in vegetative growth
• More than 27% oil to bunch and 9 t/ha/yr in potential yield
• About 55 cm/year of slow trunk-height increment
• Moderately high in bunch number and moderately large in bunch size
• Over 99% purity (less than 1% Dura contamination)

Performance of AA Hybrida IS

Production Capacity

Our seed production laboratory in Paloh, Johor is built and equipped to produce up to 8 million saleable seeds per year while our smaller lab in Tawau, Sabah has a capacity to produce another 2 million saleable seeds per year. For the past 5 years, we have sold 7 to 8 million AA Hybrida 1S germinated seeds annually and captured between 15 and 20% oil palm seeds market share in Malaysia. In recent years, our planting materials have also been exported to Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.

We maintain stringent quality control measures at all crucial steps of production to ensure only the highest quality seeds are produced for planting. Our seeds are laser-engraved and critical steps of packaging are monitored with CCTVs to ensure only legitimate and authentic planting materials are delivered to our customers.

AA Hybrida IS – Superior semi-clonal oil palm seeds, (Tomorrow’s Oil Palm Today)

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Useful Links

Local
Boustead Holdings Berhad
Bursa Malaysia
Department of Agricultural Malaysia
Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA)
Genting Plantations
Incorporated Society of Planters
IOI Corporation Berhad
IOI Oleochemical
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB)
Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad (MGRC)
Malaysian Oil Scientist’s and Technologist’s Association (MOSTA)
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC)
Malaysian Rubber Board
Malaysian Society of Soil Science (MSSS)
Negri Sembilan Oil Palm Berhad
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Sime Darby Plantations
SIRIM Berhad
The Malayan Agricultural Producers Association (MAPA)
The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM)
Tradewinds Plantations Berhad
United Plantations Berhad

International
American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS) 
American Society of Agronomy (ASA) 
ASD Costa Rica 
Biotech International (BTi) 
CENIPALMA 
Cirad, France 
Clinical Laboratory International (CLI) 
Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) 
Directorate of Oil Palm Research (DOPR) 
FEDEPALMA 
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations 
Golden Agri Resources Ltd 
Grasco Group 
IFDC 
Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI) 
Institute for Plantation and Horticulture Management (INPHOM) 
MPI, Germany 
National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR) 
National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP) 
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) 
Oil World 
Pacific Rim Plantation Services Pte Ltd 
Palm Oil HQ Pty Ltd 
ProForest 
PT ASTRA AGRO LESTARI Tbk 
PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk 
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) 
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 
World Rainforest Movement 

Past Internship

Name : ANNE-LAURE University : ISTOM, France (College of Advanced Studies in International Argo-Department) Course : – Project : Precision farming project that focused on the production of detailed yield maps using GIS and GPS. Duration of Internship : – Supervisor : –

Name : CLAIRE MERLAY University : ISTOM, France (College of Advanced Studies in International Argo-Department) Course : – Project : 1) ISO 9001:2000 certification of AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory (preparing documentation on packing, delivery schedule, dispatch schedule, after sales service and customer relation. 2) The efficency of Holt Nut Wizard in the aspect of time and cost compared with the conventional method. Duration of Internship : – Supervisor : –

Name : HELEN University : ISTOM, France (College of Advanced Studies in International Argo-Department) Course : – Project : Sustainability of oil palm plantation and the legume cover crop, Mucuna bracteata. Duration of Internship : – Supervisor : –

Name : LOW MAY YEE University : University Putra Malaysia Course : – Project : Estimation of vegetative sizes of oil palm based on Spot 5 image using neural network. Duration of Internship : – Supervisor : –

Name : NIRWANA NURDIN University : University Putra Malaysia Course : – Project : Digital elevation modelling (DEM) and computation of slope for each management unit. Duration of Internship : – Supervisor : –

Name : LAURE ANDRE University : University of ISTOM, France (School of Engineers in International Agro Development) Course : Master in Tropical Agronomy and Development Project : 1) Oil Palm Seed Reserves. 2) Comparison of plantation’s cost of production in M’sia and Indonesia. Duration of Internship : 7/1/2009 – 9/15/2009 Supervisor : GKJ

Name : LISE ARCHAMBAUD University : ISTOM, France (College of Advanced Studies in International Argo-Department) Course : Degree in Tropical Agronomy and Development Project : Comparisons of two arigcultural systems : French vineyards and Malaysia Oil Palm Duration of Internship : 7/1/2009 – 9/15/2009 Supervisor : WCK

Name : YAP CHENG LOCK University : University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Course : Bachelor (Hons.) in Plant Biotechnology Project : 1) Documenting the injury symptoms of young oil palm seedlings due to fertilizer and herbicide toxicity. 2) The evaluation of Mucuna Bracteata seeds growth rate in different containers and media. Duration of Internship : 7/1/2009 – 9/15/2009 Supervisor : TCB

Name : DOYELLE CAMILLE University : University of ISTOM, France (School of Engineers in International Agro Development) Course : Master in Agrodevelopment Project : 1) Determine the toxicity level of aluminum on oil palm seedlings. 2) Determine the different mineral deficiencies on the leguminous Mucuna Bractetea. Duration of Internship : 7/10/2009 – 9/25/2009 Supervisor : GKJ

Name : CHOW JIA WEN University : INTI (INTI International College University) Course : Bachelor (Hons.) in Biotechnology Project : Recommended genomic DNA (gDNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) extraction methods and its application in oil palm biotech research Duration of Internship : 8/17/2009 – 12/4/2009 Supervisor : WWC

Name : KHOO XIN HUI University : INTI (INTI International College University) Course : Bachelor (Hons.) in Biotechnology Project : Optimised protein staining method(s) for different oil palm tissue types Duration of Internship : 8/17/2009 – 12/4/2009 Supervisor : WWC

Name : INTAN FARHANA BINTI SHARIFUDIN University : Monash University Course : Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology Project : 1) Comparison of nutrient release rates for controlled release fertilizer using the European standard method – a preliminary studies on development of method to study the quality of fertilizer in the laboratory. 2) To develop a field texture kit for soil survey. Duration of Internship : 12/1/2009 – 2/28/2010 Supervisor : TNM

Name : ARINA SHAIRAH BINTI ABDUL SUKOR University : University Putra Malaysia Course : Bachelor in Agriculture Science Project : Effect of Nitrogen Sources on Growth of Oil Palm Seedlings (Elaies guineensis Jacq.) using Hydroponic and Sand Culture Systems Duration of Internship : 12/24/2009 – 4/16/2010 Supervisor : GKJ

Name : NURUL SHAZLIENA BINTI SHAMSULBAHRI University : University Tecknology Mara Course : Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Chemical (Forensic Analysis) Project : 1) SPA 3-07: To develop a field texture kit for soil survey. 2) SPA 2-06: Development of a method to determine the quality of fertilizer in the laboratory. Duration of Internship : 3/1/2010 – 4/25/2010 Supervisor : PG

Name : KOK SUET YHENG University : Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Course : Bachelor in Geoinformatics Project : Interpretation on spatial distribution of Ganoderma disease in oil palm plantation using GIS Duration of Internship : 4/26/2010 – 7/9/2010 Supervisor : GKJ

Name : LIM TZE SIANG University : University Malaya Course : Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology Project : Variation of stomatal frequency among oil palm seedlings Duration of Internship : 5/10/2010 – 7/4/2010 Supervisor : WCK

Name : LING KUOK YONG University : University Malaya Course : Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology Project : 1) To assist to conduct observation trial – Mucuna’s ability to absorb water. 2) OP nursery trial – Effect of SCF/CRF in coastal soils (Selangor series). Duration of Internship : 5/11/2010 – 7/4/2010 Supervisor : TCB

Name : LEE YING PING University : University Putra Malaysia Course : Bachelor of Agriculture Science (Soil Science) Project : Induced Aluminium toxicity and hyperacidity symptoms of oil palm seedlings Duration of Internship : 6/21/2010 – 10/22/2010 Supervisor : GKJ

Name : LOW KIAN MIN University : University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Course : Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Plant Biotechnology Project : AAR clonal oil palm inflorescences data Duration of Internship : 7/1/2010 – 10/1/2010 Supervisor : KK / WCK

Name : STEFANIE LEE University : University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Course : Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Plant Biotechnology Project : Identification of the primary pathogen for orange leaf spot disease affecting oil palm – an in vivo approach Duration of Internship : 7/1/2010 – 8/31/2010 Supervisor : TNM

Name : LOW WEI HAN University : University Putra Malaysia Course : Bachelor of Agriculture Science Project : Land suitability zoning for rubber cultivation & rubber yield pattern analysis Duration of Internship : 7/12/2010 – 10/29/2010 Supervisor : TSH

Name : KHAING NEW MON University : INTI (INTI International College University) Course : B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology Project : DNA Banking: Comparison of DNA extracted from different conditional oil palm tissue types Duration of Internship : 8/23/2010 – 12/10/2010 Supervisor : WWC

Name : NG PENG WAH University : INTI (INTI International College University) Course : B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology Project : Screening of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers suitable for AAR’s planting materials Duration of Internship : 8/23/2010 – 12/10/2010 Supervisor : WWC

Name : CHIN WENG FEI University : University Putra Malaysia Course : Bachelor of Agriculture Science Project : Urea volatilization losses from oil palm plantation Duration of Internship : 1/3/2011 – 4/22/2011 Supervisor : TCB

Name : LOGACHANTHIRIKA A/P SITHAMPARAM University : University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Course : Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Biosystem Engineering Project : 1) Evaluating and comparing Takakura Composting Method with other composts. 2) Analyzing nutrient toxicity on young oil palm trees. 3) Designing weed chart for the company. Duration of Internship : 5/3/2011 – 7/30/2011 Supervisor : TCB

Research Stations

1. Batu Lintang
2. Kuala Hau
3. Bebar
4. Paloh
5. Kampar
6. AAR Main Office (KD)
7. Sri Kunak

Collaborative Research

R&D Projects

Oil Palm Agronomy	Oil Palm Breeding
Tissue Culture	Rubber
Techno-economic Management	Information Management
Biotechnology	Plantation