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油棕品种 – 矮种,高产量,高油量特点 – 打造丰硕收成油棕园

“油棕品种 – 矮种,高产量,高油量特点 – 打造丰硕收成油棕园” (published in Alam Pertanian, issue 7, 2010)

Baka Kelapa Sawit Terkini Untuk Meraih Hasil Yang Tinggi

“Baka Kelapa Sawit Terkini Untuk Meraih Hasil Yang Tinggi” (published in Info Pertanian, issue 7, 2010)
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AAR tissue culture laboratory is now ISO 9001:2000 certified!

Scope of certification: Production and sales of tissue cultured clonal oil palm planting materials starting from the receiving of embryoids

Acknowledgements

We are very proud to announce that our AAR tissue culture laboratory (AAR TCL) has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification on 17 December 2009. We congratulate the AAR TCL team for this achievement. The Management conveys our appreciation to the TCL team for the hard work and dedication in the preparations leading to the ISO successful certification.

Our first tissue culture laboratory was set up in 1986 in our old Bungalow 1 at our Main Office complex in Sg Buloh. The new AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory located at Tuan Mee Estate was built and commissioned in year 2004. It was fully operational in August 2005.

First and foremost our deepest appreciation goes to the Principals of Applied Agricultural Resources namely Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and Boustead Plantations Berhad for their support and funding.

Gratitude is expressed to the top management Dr. Kee Khan Kiang for his continuous encouragement, support and commitment in the implementation of ISO 9001. Special thanks are accorded to the late Mdm Ho Yuk Wah, the previous Head of Department (HOD) and Mr. Tan Cheng Chua, the current HOD of AAR TCL for their support, encouragement and guidance.

Special thank is also accorded to Mdm. Petronella G Ah Tung, the Quality Management Representative who headed the ISO team members in initiating, guiding and implementing the ISO 9001:2000 of AAR TCL. This special award would not be possible without the effort of all the AAR TCL team members namely, Mdm. Azura Anuar, Mdm. Choo Chin Nee, Miss Hor Mei Ling , Miss Soon Siao Hwei, Mdm. Haslita Hussin and Mdm. See Choon Mooi. Last but not least, thanks to our internal auditor team headed by the Dr. Shahrakbah Yacob for their hard work in auditing.

We wish the tissue culture laboratory many future successes in line with AAR ‘s standing as the premier agriculture research company in the world.


Demise of Mdm. Ho Yuk Wah

We regret to announce the sudden demise of a dear friend and colleague Madam Ho Yuk Wah recently. The International Oil Palm fraternity has lost a valuable member who had contributed so much to the industry particularly advances in Tissue Culture Research and Technology. On behalf of Mdm. Ho’s family, we thank our friends from all over the world for their kind thoughts and expressions of condolences.

AAR Moving into New Office Complex

AAR moving into new office complex (published in The Star dated 18 January 2008)

Strong Demand Boosts CPO Price

Strong demand boosts CPO price (published in Financial Daily dated 18 January 2008)

Cheap Oil Palm Replanting Loans for Smallholders

Cheap oil palm replanting loans for smallholders (published in New Straits Times dated 18 January 2008)

Mr. Goh Kah Joo edited Mucuna Bracteata: A Cover Crop and Living Green Manure

Preface

“There has never been a cover crop like this before in our plantations” was the common comment that we heard at the Seminar and Field Tour on ” Mucuna bracteata , A Cover Crop and Living Green Manure” held at Sg. Tekam Plantation Resort on 29 November 2006. The contributions in this monograph, which were mainly re-written papers presented at the above seminar, may provide the testament to this enthusiastic statement.

Mucuna bracteata was first introduced to the oil palm plantations in Malaysia by a Malaysian Planter, Mr. Cheriachangel Mathews in 1991. His insight, foresight and perseverance have resulted in this remarkable cover crop being widely accepted and grown commercially in all the major oil palm growing countries in the world. This provides the impetus for the editors to bring together, in one accessible volume, most of what is currently known about Mucuna bracteata , reports on applied research and the practical aspects of its cultivation. The first five chapters attempt to bring a better understanding of the sciences and agronomy of Mucuna bracteata to the readers while the remaining chapters translate theory into large-scale practice. All the chapters are written by practitioners who are also specialists in various subjects of plantation crop management.

This monograph ends with a generalised policy to cultivate Mucuna bracteata successfully under the oil palm and areas for future research , and it also doubles as a take home message. However, we do recognise that in a developing subject such as Mucuna bracteata , it will never be perfect. Nevertheless, the generalised policy should serve as a good starting point for those interested to adopt and adapt it to their local environment, and management culture, missions and resources.

There are 102 coloured photographs in sixteen pages to illustrate the major points raised by the authors, and the establishment and growth ofMucuna bracteata under oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. These invaluable photographs which were taken over a decade should guide the readers to a successful planting of Mucuna bracteata under the oil palm.

We hope that this monograph will assist all of those engaged in research and development work as well as planters to appreciate what has been done in their own area and in related fields which have an impact on their endeavour to derive the maximum benefits from Mucuna bracteata . This monograph may also serve as an introduction and inspiration for those who intend to take up work on Mucuna bracteata .

We would like to thank Dr. Chee Kheng Hoy and Dr. S. Paramananthan for their constant advice, guidance and assistance during the preparation of the Seminar and monograph. We are also grateful to FELDA Agricultural Services, Param Agricultural Soil Surveys and Malaysian Society of Soil Science for giving Agricultural Crop Trust (ACT) the right to publish the materials presented. Special thanks are also due to Dr. Tasren N. Mahamooth for his tireless effort to get this monograph published, Mdm. Gan Huang Huang for typesetting and designing the cover page and Mr. Heng Yong Choon for finalising the cover page. This monograph would not have materialised if FELDA Agricultural Services Sdn. Bhd. through its Chief Executive, Mr. S. Palaniappan has not kindly sponsored the publication, which we duly acknowledge. The photograph on the cover page was taken by Mr. Patrick Ng while the back cover by Mr. C. Mathews which we acknowledge with thanks.
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