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Chew Poh Soon, . and Soh Aik Chin, . and Goh Kah Joo, . Notes on revitalising plantation agriculture in Malaysia. pp. 247-253. ISSN 0126-575X
Abstract
Malaysia has suitable climatic edaphic factors for plantation tree crops such as oil palm rubber and cocoa. Also it has developed significant technical and management expertise in them. As the plantation industry still has an improtant role in the country's economy and development the rapidly changing and challenging labour and cost situations make it necessary for it to review its position and needs to remain a vital industry. In particular it needs the research and development programmes required to retain a critical mass of economic crop areas and maintain interest and support for the industry. The key research and developent areas identified include breeding and selection tissue culture biotechnology fertiliser management soil and moisture conservation product synthesis and pathways and plant protection and quarantine. It also suggested that better tools and techniques for risk evaluation leading to improved and faster decision-making as well as changes in the working place are prerequisites for revitalisation of the industry.
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Abstract
Malaysia has suitable climatic edaphic factors for plantation tree crops such as oil palm rubber and cocoa. Also it has developed significant technical and management expertise in them. As the plantation industry still has an improtant role in the country's economy and development the rapidly changing and challenging labour and cost situations make it necessary for it to review its position and needs to remain a vital industry. In particular it needs the research and development programmes required to retain a critical mass of economic crop areas and maintain interest and support for the industry. The key research and developent areas identified include breeding and selection tissue culture biotechnology fertiliser management soil and moisture conservation product synthesis and pathways and plant protection and quarantine. It also suggested that better tools and techniques for risk evaluation leading to improved and faster decision-making as well as changes in the working place are prerequisites for revitalisation of the industry.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Summary (En) |
| AGROVOC Term: | PLANTATIONS |
| AGROVOC Term: | OIL PALMS |
| AGROVOC Term: | HEVEA |
| AGROVOC Term: | THEOBROMA CACAO |
| AGROVOC Term: | RESEARCH |
| AGROVOC Term: | AGRICULTURE |
| AGROVOC Term: | INDUSTRY |
| AGROVOC Term: | MALAYSIA PLANTACIONES |
| AGROVOC Term: | PALMAS OLEAGINOSAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | HEVEA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:52 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17563 |
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