The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is typically propagated in vitro by indirect somatic
embryogenesis, a process in which somatic cells of an explant of choice are, via an …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is a prominent vegetable-oil-yielding crop. Cultivating
high-yielding oil palm with improved traits is a pre-requisite to meet the increasing demands …

Background Heat treatment is widely used to break dormancy for seed germination and
phytohormones could be deeply involved. However, effect of heat treatment on …

Plant-microbe interaction is one of the most important determining factors that could
influence plant health and soil fertility. In this research, plant-microbe interaction between …

La producción comercial de semillas germinadas de palma africana (Elaeis guineensis
Jacq) tarda 150 días, dando lugar al desarrollo de infecciones causadas por patógenos …

Benih kelapa sawit mengalami dormansi fisik dalam proses perkecambahannya, Upaya
yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi dormansi pada benih kelapa sawit yaitu dengan teknik …

Oil palm seed germination is time and heat demanding leading to high labour and
production cost. The whole germination process last about 140 to 145 days. Shortening the …

Seed moisture content is a crucial factor which will determine seed viability during storage
and influence successful germination process. By that reason, ability to measure seed …

Highlights•African oil palm seeds are deeply dormant with low germination capacity.•This
hinders the supply of improved oil palm seeds to growers.•The effect of adding growth …

The current method to break oil palm seed dormancy is the dry heat method which requires
approximately 90 days for seeds to germinate with an average germination percentage …