Advances in Biotechnology for oil palm Crop : Main Topics in Pipoc 2009

Biotechnology is a tool of enormous importance for the development of crop´s competitiveness and sustainability. In oil palm, one of the most relevant events in biotechnology has been the "PIPOC 2009 International Palm Oil Congress: Palm Oil - Balancing Ecologics with Economics", which was carried out in Kuala Lumpur from 9 to 11 of November. Due to the importance of the subject for the development of the crop and with the aim of contributing to keep up to date the Colombian oil palm sector, here it is presented a review that includes the advances in biotechnology presented there and some considerations that could be useful for the development of the oil palm sector. The ideas expressed here are responsibility of the author and in no way compromise the official position of the entity to which he is linked.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rocha S., Pedro J.
Format: Digital revista
Language:spa
Published: Fedepalma 2010
Online Access:https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/1473
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