AGR182-OIL PALM

The scientific name of oil palm commonly planted in Malaysia

• Elaeis oleifera

• Elaeis odora

• Elaeis guineensis

• Hevea brasilliensis

Oil palm starts to give productive bunches after_______________ of field planting.

• 5 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

• 4 years

Each of oil palm crown has __________ fronds which are arranged in each set of spirals.

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 10

Foliar analysis is being carried out by taking leaf sample from frond number _________

• 12

• 15

• 17

• 19

Based on the picture identify the morphology of the oil palm

• male flower

• female flower

• oil palm bunch

• mesocarp

Pollination can be done naturally (pollinator and wind) or artificial (hand pollination)

• True

• False

How long oil palm can produce mature bunches after the pollination process.?

• 3 months

• 5 months

• 7 months

• 12 months

Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is extracted from ________.

• shell

• kernel

• pericarp

• mesocarp

Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) is extracted from _________

• mesocarp

• kernel

• shell

• bunches

Oil Extraction Ratio (OER) relate with__________

• total bunches per palm

• total production of oil and kernel in relation to the total bunch weight

• total of fruitlets per bunch