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Oil Palm Industry Solve Mystery of Clonal Abnormality and Discover the Importance of Good Karma in Oil Palm Tissue Culture

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AAR Newsletters

Aug 2021	Remembering Dr. Philip Bernard Tinker Adieu, Farewell — Till We Meet Again, Mr. Patrick Game Changer: Getting Smart with Fertilizer Spreaders
May 2017	Oil Palm and The Number 42 AAR Social News AAR New Recruits
September 2016	OIL PALM 101: Everything you need to know about oil palm, exclusively written by the oil palm gurus AAR Social News AAR New Recruits
March 2016	Ganoderma boninense: A rich source of its own enemies Feeding Behaviour of Metisa plana Walker (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) in Lab Condition and size estimation at each life stages of wild population in an estate in Johor AAR Social News
October 2015	CAPTURS: An Automatic Palm Tree Counting System Potential Carbon Stock and Management of Carbon in Oil Palm Plantations on Mineral Soils The Growing of Oil Palm : Where are We? AARSRC Highlights 2015 PT AARI Social News AAR Social News
December 2014	Genotype Effect on Oil Palm Tissue Culture Callogenesis and Embryogenesis ISO Quality Management System in AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory AAR Sports Club News AAR New Recruits
April 2014	Nursery Practical Guide: Identifying abnormal seedlings/ramets in the nursery Culling abnormal palms in young fields Symptoms caused by Potassium (K) deficiency, Pesta-Lotiopsis leaf spot disease & genetic orange spotting (GOS) AA+ MULCH: A smart way to raise healthy & uniform young palms in the field AAR Social News
September 2013	Remote sensing & digital technologies for plantation management Sustainable oil palm industry revisited AAR New recruits AAR Social News
February 2013	Message from Mr. Goh Kah Joo (Director of Research, AAR) Message from Dr. Kee Khan Kiang (President Director, PT AARI) Integration of Biotechnological Procedures into AAR Crop Improvement, Plant-Pathogen Interaction and Efficient Nutrient Uptake for Oil Palm. AAR Social News
September 2010	Benchmarking Best Performing Semi-clonal Seeds Against Tenera Clones: Avenue for Superior Ortet Identification AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory ISO 9001:2008 Certification Celebration Official Opening of AAR-UNMC Biotechnology Research Centre AAR Soil Correlation Tour 2010 AAR Agronomy Training 2009 PT AARI 2nd Annual General Meeting 2009 PT AARI Refresher Course Social and Personal
April 2010	Editorial Major Pests of Oil Palm Census for Pest Monitoring in Oil Palm Plantations: Some Basic Concepts Pest and Disease Training Conquering Mount Kinabalu Social and Personal
October 2009	Fertiliser Management and Productivity of Oil Palm in Malaysia A Site Selection – land suitability
May 2009	Special Issue – Remembrance and Tribute to Mdm. Ho Yuk Wah Condolences Editorial New Recruits Promotions
December 2008	Biotechnological Approaches in Producing Oil Palm Planting Material Official opening of AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory Social and Personal
December 2007	Turning POME and EFB into organic fertilizer without waste and discharge Abstracts from published papers Social and Personal
May 2007	Message from Dr. Kee Khan Kiang Mucuna bracteata: a cover crop and living green manure Social and Personal
October 2006	Use of short cuts to extend the lifespan of PB 260 – By Chan Weng Hoong Social and Personal
April 2006	New perspective for rubber planting in a large plantation group – By Chan Weng Hong Impact of phosphate rock and legume planting system on P uptake and dry matter production of Mucuna Bracteata under oil palm – By Patrick Ng, H.C., Goh, K. J., Gan, H. H. and Zaharah, A. R. Social and Personal
October 2005	How much to pay for clonal oil palm? – By Ooi Ling Hoak Evaluation of gaseous stimulation systems for rubber – By Chan Weng Hong Social and Personal
April 2005	Use of mobile GIS to enchance estate management – By Tey Seng Heng & Heng Yong Choon Highlights of International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB) Conference in Kun Ming, China (6-12 September 2004) – By Chan Weng Hong Special advisory note on production of budsticks from mature rubber trees – By Chan Weng Hong Social and Personal
October 2004	Some pulverisation techniques of clearing old palms for replanting AAR forestry project – By Chan Weng Hong Some notes on Mucuna bracteata, a new shade tolerant legume – By Teo Chor Boo Woman over 30!
April 2004	Application of geographic information technologies in plantation crops – By Tey Seng Heng Experiences and lessons from oil palm clonal evaluation trials and commerical test plantings – By Tan C.C.,Wong G., Soh A.C., Hor T.Y., Chong S.P. and Gopal K. Special advisory note on the management of Potassium deficiency in mature oil palms – By Curtis Tan Current outlook for investment in rubber – By Chan Weng Hong Social and Personal
October 2003	Direct application of empty fruit bunches (EFB) to mature oil palm fields – By Ooi Ling Hoak, P. Kodiappan and P. Muthukumaran Introducing beneficial plants as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy in oil palm plantations – By Teo Chor Boo Special advisory note on management of Magnesium deficiency in mature oil palms – By Asraf Mohamad Idrus AAR Indonesian substation – By Heriansyah Course on vehicle maintenance and safe driving – By Teo Chor Boo Social and Personal
March 2003	Characteristics of peat and its nutritional requirements for oil palm cultivation – By Arif Sugandi Control of termite infestation in oil palms on peat – AAR advisory article Special advisory note on management of B deficiency in mature oil palm – By Kee Khan Kiang Social and Personal
September 2002	Field Day cum Official Opening at Paloh Substation on 10 October 2002
October 2001	Nursery Practises for production of superior oil palm planting materials Esigel Special advisory note on panel notation in Rubber Social and Personal
April 2001	Innovations to management practices in oil palm estate Fully mechanised sulphur dusting to control Oidium SLF Social and Personal
November 2000	An Improved Field Practice and Mechanisation of FFB Evacuation and Manuring in Oil Palm Plantations Expected Genetic Improvements in Oil Palm Planting Materials Applicability of precision farming for oil palm plantations in Malaysia Social and Personal
May 2000	Causes of Outbreak and Failure to control bagworms in oil palm The Effect of Prolonged Disbudding of Early Yield of Oil Palm Social and Personal
January 2000	Speech by Aik Chin at Poh soon’s farewell dinner Planter’s Toolbox in the 21st Century Water Cycling and Balance in mature Oil Palm Agroecosystem in Malaysia Advances in Oil Palm Agronomic Recommendations Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for Management in Plantation Crops The Potential of LANDSAT TM Remote Sensing Images for Oil Palm estate management 1999 AAR Sports Club Highlights
October 1999	Fertiliser Management in Oil Palm – Agronomic Principles and Field Practices Social and Personal
May 1999	Yield Improvement Project Social and Personal
January 1999	An Update of the Oil Palm Industry Low OER problems Liquid suspension culture-a potential technique for mass production of OP clones An integrated weed management system for Asystasia gangetica sup. Micrantha in OP estates Acclimatisation and handling of OP tissue cultured plantlets for large scale commercial production Social and Personal
October 1998	Optimising Return from Fertiliser for Oil Palms:An Integrated Agronomic Approach
May 1998	A Short Note on Effective Service in the Private sector A Career in Development in Plantation Crops Integrated Nutrient Management for sustaining high yields of Plantation tree crops in Tropical Asia Applications of Global Positioning System and Geographical Information System in Oil Palm Estates Abstracts of Paper submitted for 1998 IOPRI Conference Social and Personal
January 1998	1997 AARSB Sports Club Dinner and roll of honour Impacts of the Current Currency fluctuations on Oil Palm estates The Effect of light, fertiliser and planting density on the growth and flowering of Asystica gangetica subsp. Micrantha Social and Personal
October 1997	Oil Palm Breeding and Tissue Culture Rubber Agronomy Oil Palm Agronomy Techno-Economic and Management Plant Protection Information and Management Soil Survey Plantation Forestry Social and Personal
May 1997	Prospect for Precision Plantation Practices in Oil Palm Social and Personal
January 1997	1996 AARSB Sports Club annual dinner and roll of honour Abstracts of papers submitted for 1997 International Planters Conference AAR Sports Club News Social and Personal
May 1996	AAR Seminar/Field day Analysis of 1991 to 1995 cocoa yields Assist: An Expert system to identify soil series
January 1996	Run-off and erosion studies- PM75 Balau Herbicide phytotoxicity on oil palm Clonal propagation programme at AAR Global information system(GIS) and global positioning system(GPS) for plantations Current status of trials on AAR jacket system of exploitation in rubber Rubber Growers’ Conference Direct application of phosphate rocks to plantation tree crops in Malaysia Social and Personal
October 1995	Mechanisation of fertiliser application in OP Comparison between Sime and Guthrie poles Integrated in-field ffb collection and direct loading systems A new technique of leguminous cover crop (LCC) establishment Use of slow/controlled release fertilizers in OP nursery Palm kernel shell (PKS) and cocopeat as light weight planting medium in OP nursery Comparison of slow/controlled released fertilisers in rubber nursery Social and personal
January 1995	As you sow so shall you reap Safe use of Furadan and pesticides Danum valley Trash Removal in Oil Palm loose fruits Social and Personal
May 1995	Industry’s low OER problems – impact outlook and implications Social and Personal
October 1994	An integrated site specific fertiliser recommendation system (INFERS) for high production in mature oil palms Prospective solution to current problems in Hevea exploitation in a large group of estates Sustainability of Oil palm Plantations in Malaysia as assessed by a Framework Approach Maximising and maintaining Oil Palm yield on commercial scale in Malaysia Oil Palm Breeding : The previous and the next 50 years Characterisation of phosphate rock reactivity and implications on manuring practices in Malaysia Commercial yield performance of Oil Palm in Sabah, Malaysia Genetic improvement of plantation crops in Malaysia Comparative performance of plantation companies listed on KLSE Further advances in agronomic management of Oil Palm plantations Utilization of PORIM’s Nigerian prospected materials. Very preliminary results of crosses of Nigerian dura and tenera – selections with AAR’s selected duras and teneras/pisiferas The need for soil information to optimise Oil Palm yields Primary production of cocoa An integrated fertiliser management system for Oil Palm Investigation into Manganese deficiency in mature oil palms (E.guineensis) in Malaysia Fertilizer analysis cross-checks in Malaysia 1992-93 Social
October 1993	Highlights Of Research – Rubber Highlights Of Research – Cocoa Highlights Of Research – Coconut Highlights Of Research – Oil Palm Highlights Of Research – Miscellaneous Abstracts Of AAR Technical Papers
July 1993	Production of Oil Palm plantlets through Tissue Culture Clonal Oil Palm practices Production of AA DxP seeds Controlled Pollination Procedures Preparation, storage and germination of OP seeds Illegitimate Contamination of Commercial DxP seeds
January 1993	Oil Palm breeding Abnormalities in Clonal Oil Palms
October 1992	Rat Baits Micropopagation of pineapple through tissue culture Tissue culture for orchids Laboratory services Rubber Rainguard Oil Palm Breeding & Seed production
May 1992	ISOP International workshop Reflections – Mina Salleh General News-House
January 1992	1991 International Conferences – Highlights
October 1991	Crop news – 1990 Yield Analysis Vetiver Grass Cover Feedback
May 1991	Crop news – Are high cocoa yields possible in AAR advisory estates? Highlights of Workshop – “Phosphate sources for Acid soils in the humid tropics of Asia Home News – Pride of AAR & The Sg.Buloh Tragedy
January 1991	Guest articles – R & D of pesticides Pesticide safety and handling Pesticides Regulation Sulphur Dusting on Oidium in Rubber
October 1990	AAR Research Highlights Cocoa Production cost in N. Sumatra
May 1990	Analysis of 1989 Oil Palm yields of AAR advisory estates 3rd International conference on Crop Protection in the Tropics
January 1990	Assessing Results Analysis of 1989 Cocoa yields 1989 Performance of AAR’s Rubber Advisory Estates
October 1989	Managing For Super Oil Palm New Planting Reduction In Period of Immaturity in Rubber Immaturity Period and High Early yield cocoa
May 1989	Analysis of Crop yields Production of Cost Equation in Cocoa Fertiliser Briefs
January 1989	Regional Rainfall pattern The Biotechological Explosion Plant BioTech’88
October 1988	The choice of a foliar fertiliser National Oil Palm Fertiliser Survey of Rat bait prices
May 1988	Editorial-The Third Crop Cocoa Some Agronomic problems in the Sandakan Cocoa Estates BioTechnology Upgraded Oils AAR Cocoa Research programmes
January 1988	Why Our Own R & D programme? AAR Research programmes Rubber’s Growers Conference
October 1987	1987 International Conference Revised International Notation for Exploitation Systems in Rubber Taiko Plantations Managers’ Conference Urea-Tech 1987
May 1987	Excellence in Agronomic Service AAR Recommendations of Rubber Clones: Are you ready for Urea? Crop news: Oil Palm Yield Trends: Cocoa Cropping Pattern in Sandakan P&D News:Pest Control Profile – Leaf eating caterpillars Conference News:Management of the Cocoa Pod Borer
January 1987	Articles: Positive Responses to very low palm oil prices. MAWA coconut make the difference Rubber Growers’ Conference 1986 IDS Seminar 1986 The AA Team

AAR Events

AAR News

Date	Title
09/09/2015	Oil Palm Industry Solve Mystery of Clonal Abnormality and Discover the Importance of Good Karma in Oil Palm Tissue Culture
11/21/2013	AAR won the best poster award at PIPOC 2013
10/19/2012	Congratulations to Mr. Sim Choon Cheak on being awarded the 2012 Scholar Award by IPNI!
06/27/2011	Government-linked company (GLC) Open Day (24-26 June 2011)
04/25/2011	Need to step up agriculture research (published in Business Times, 25 April 2011)
03/27/2011	AA Hybrida 1 – Malaysia Power Brand 2011 Award
02/28/2011	The Advancement of Oil Palm Breeding (published in Agroworld, February 2011)
01/05/2011	RM4.4b allocation for oil palm replanting (published in Business Times, 5 January 2011)
11/23/2010	From ‘Dolly Parton’ bunches to smaller one, oil-laden ones (published in Business Times, 23 November 2010)
11/20/2010	Congratulations to AAR on being awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification for its Tissue Culture Laboratory (published in New Straits Times dated 20 November 2010)
10/25/2010	The strict quality control of oil palm seed production – fruitful foundation for planters (published in Alam Pertanian, issue 8, 2010)
08/18/2010	“Baka Kelapa Sawit Terkini Untuk Meraih Hasil Yang Tinggi” (published in Info Pertanian,issue 7, 2010)
03/17/2010	Outstanding Internship Employer Award 2009
12/17/2009	AAR tissue culture laboratory is now ISO 9001:2000 certified!
06/01/2009	Progress on AAR’s New Complex
04/01/2009	Demise of Mdm. Ho Yuk Wah
01/18/2008	AAR moving into new office complex (published in The Star)
01/18/2008	Strong demand boosts CPO price (published in Financial Daily)
01/18/2008	Cheap oil palm replanting loans for smallholders (published in New Straits Times)
01/15/2008	Mr. Goh Kah Joo edited Mucuna Bracteata: A Cover Crop and Living Green Manure
04/19/2007	Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang recognises AAR’s contribution to greehouse gas studies with Department of Agriculture Sarawak
02/25/2007	Centre for crop research (published in The Star)
11/10/2006	Queen’s Royal Visit to Goodenough College
07/19/2006	AA Resources optimistic of 20pc sales growth (published in New Straits Times)
07/19/2006	Cloned oil palms push up AAR revenue (published in The Star)
07/12/2006	Dr. Soh Aik Chin – Academy Science Fellow 2006
06/30/2006	Clones from Ijok (published in Malaysian Business)
03/25/2006	Congratulations to Madam Siti Norasikin
03/15/2006	Mr. Patrick Ng – a recipient of British Chevening Scholarships Award 2006
11/28/2005	Dr. Soh Aik Chin – a recent recipient of the Malaysian Toray Science Foundation 2005 Science & Technology Award

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops (External)

Palm and Lauric Oils Conference (POC) 2013
Date : 4-6 March 2013
Venue : Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysian Society of Soil Science Conference (MSSS) SOILS 2013
Date : 9-11 April 2013
Venue : Bukit Gambang Resort City, Bukit Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia

World Biotechnology Congress 2013
Date : 3-6 June 2013
Venue : John B. Hynes Vetrrans Memorial Convention Center, Boston

International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST 2013)
Date : 18-21 June 2013
Venue : Urgup, Nevsehir, Turkey

10th ISP National Seminar (NATSEM) 2013
Date : 24-26 June 2013
Venue : Kingwood Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

ICABBBE 2013 : International Conference on Agricultural, Biotechnology, Biological and Biosystems Engineering
Date : 30-31 July 2013
Venue : Zurich, Switzerland

10th International Congress of Plant Pathology 2013
Date : 25-30 August 2013
Venue : Beijing, China

International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC) 2013
Date : 19-21 November 2013
Venue : Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

19th Australasian Plant Pathology Conference 2013
Date : 25-18 November 2013
Venue : Aucland, New Zealand

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops (Internal)

Seminar

AAR Internal Training on Use of Garmin Navigator for KLK Assistant Managers
Date :27-30 Aug 2012
Venue : AAR Main Office, Kota Damansara

AAR Internal Training on Rubber Agronomy
Date :11-14 Apr 2011
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh & Selborne Estate, Kuala Lipis, Pahang

Oil Palm Nursery Training
Date :5-7 April 2011
Venue : Fraser Estate Club House & Nursery

Pest and Disease Training
Date :22-23 Mar 2011
Venue : LPF Estate, Perak

AA Hybrida 1 Seminar
Date :15-16 Nov 2010
Venue : AAR Paloh, Johor

AAR Internal Rubber Agronomy Training
Date :15-19 Mar 2010
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh & Sg. Kawang Estate, Pahang

Leaf and Soil Sampling on Rubber Training
Date :3-4 Mar 2010
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh

AAR Internal Soil Correlation Tour
Date :1-4 Feb 2010
Venue : LPF Estate, Perak

Introductory Training Course to AAR R&D Agronomists
Date :16-19 Nov 2009
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh & Changkat Asa Estate, Perak & Tuan Mee Estate, Selangor

Seminar and Field Day on Pests and Diseases Management
Date :3 Feb 2009
Venue : AAR Paloh, Johor

Agronomy and Statistics Training
Date :1-4 Dec 2008
Venue : Tawau & Lahad Datu, Sabah

AAR Annual Seminar and Officers’ Training
Date :03-06 Dec 2007
Venue : Legend Resort Cherating, Pahang & Ketengah Pewira & Yit Tengah Estate, Terengganu

Field Day on AA Oil Palm Planting Materials & Nursery Demonstration
Date :13 Oct 2003
Venue : Paloh Estate, Johor

AAR Field Day Programme for BEA Sabah & Sarawak Estates’ manager in KK
Date :08 Jul 2000
Venue : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

AAR Field Day for BEA estate managers
Date :16 May 2000
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh

AAR Field Day for Manager
Date :25 Jan 2000
Venue : AAR Main Office, Sg. Buloh & Coalfield, Selangor

AAR Seminar in Sabah
Date :27 Aug 1996
Venue : Sri Kunak Estate, Sabah

AAR Field Day 1993
Date :23 Aug 1993
Venue : Balau Estate, Selangor

1990 Oil Palm Field Day
Date :20 Dec 1990
Venue : Tuan Mee Estate, Selangor

Taiko Seminar & Field Day
Date :17 Jan 1989
Venue : –