Sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.): Now and beyond

Whye Leonard Kit Lim, . and Hung Hui Chung, . and Hasnain Hussain, . and Kopli Bujang, . Sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.): Now and beyond. pp. 435-451. ISSN 1511-3701

The sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is one of the underutilized food crops that has the promising potential to strengthen food security program especially in Sarawak Malaysia. Thriving well in harsh environments such as the freshwater swampy area the sago palm is also unique for its ability to store starch within its trunk compared to other types of starch storage organs. With its superb high starch yield as compared to commonly found starch sources such as the corn rice and wheat it is deemed as the palm of many uses. Researches sprouting from this unique palm come from various fields of study namely microbiology food technology polymer synthesis bioprocess technology and most recently computational biology. In this review we presented a survey of recently published results from each field and further provided future recommendations and knowledge gaps to be filled. It is hoped that with the consolidation of research talents and funding from around the world the sago palm industry will be matured in time to equip mankind with the solutions to combat the oncoming global food scarcity issues.

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Abstract

The sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is one of the underutilized food crops that has the promising potential to strengthen food security program especially in Sarawak Malaysia. Thriving well in harsh environments such as the freshwater swampy area the sago palm is also unique for its ability to store starch within its trunk compared to other types of starch storage organs. With its superb high starch yield as compared to commonly found starch sources such as the corn rice and wheat it is deemed as the palm of many uses. Researches sprouting from this unique palm come from various fields of study namely microbiology food technology polymer synthesis bioprocess technology and most recently computational biology. In this review we presented a survey of recently published results from each field and further provided future recommendations and knowledge gaps to be filled. It is hoped that with the consolidation of research talents and funding from around the world the sago palm industry will be matured in time to equip mankind with the solutions to combat the oncoming global food scarcity issues.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Metroxylon
AGROVOC Term:	Sago palms
AGROVOC Term:	Food crops
AGROVOC Term:	Cash crops
AGROVOC Term:	Food security
AGROVOC Term:	Starch
AGROVOC Term:	Microbiology
AGROVOC Term:	plant genetics
AGROVOC Term:	Genetic diversity within species
AGROVOC Term:	Pest management
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8143

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