IJOP Vol 3and4 2003

International Journal of Oil Palm

Vol. 3 (1&2) and 4 (1&2) 2003

CONTENTS

Review  Paper

Palm Oil Mill Effluent – A Review

M. S. Saraswathy, P. K. Mandal and M. Kochu Babu

Research  Paper

Activity of Lignin Biosynthesis Enzymes During Firbre Ring and Shell Formation of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Fruit – Tenera variety

T.C.Kishor Mohan, R.S.N.Pillai and C.Mohan Kumar

Selection of Index Leaf of Oil Palm for Biochemical Analysis

P.K.Mandal, C.Aruna, M.Mallaiah, S.Shamila, K.M.Sivasankar Kumar, and K.Sireesha

Performance of Dura Families in Relation to Hybrid Seed Production in Oil Palm

P.Murugesan and P.Rethinam

Structure and Composition Analysis of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Pollen – Dura, Tenera and Pisifera var.

J.Subhashini, R.S.N.Pillai and C.Mohankumar

Sensory Evaluation and β-Carotene Retention of Foods Cooked in Edible Grade Crude Palm Oil

S.Sindhwani, A.Siddhu, P.Sundararaj and S.K.Saxena

Quantification of Root Biomass in Oil Palm Grown under Basin Irrigation

K.Suresh, V.M.Reddy,K.N.Sarma,A.Bhanusri and K.M.Sivasankara Kumar

Critical Input Management for Cultivation of Oil Palm in Konkan Region of Maharashtra

M.S.Gawankar,J.P.Devmore and B.M.Jamadagni

Response of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) to Different Levels of Nutrients and Irrigation in Red Sandy Loam Soils of West Godavari District

M.Rajasekhar, B.V.K.Bhagavan and P.S.Nageswara Rao

Quantification of Oil Palm Biomass at Felling

S.Sunitha and P.Thomas Varghese

Cross Infectivity Study of Ganoderma lucidum Isolates from Coconut to Oil Palm and Their Genetic Diversity Study by RAPD and AFLP

P.K.Mandal,K.Hymavathi,M.Jayanthi and M.Kochu Babu

Detection of Salivary Sheath Produced by Plant Hopper Proutista moesta (Westwood)(Homoptera:Derbidae) in Oil Palm Leaf Tissues

G.Shirmila Jose, M.Kochu Babu, S.L.Prathapann and S.A.Jacob

Effect of Organic Amendments on Growth and Colonization of Glomus fasciculatum Native to Oil Palm

Rohini Iyer M,Narayana Bhat and K.Madhusudhanan

Adoption of Management Practices by Farmers in Relation to Yield of Oil Palm in Andhra Pradesh, India – A Survey

M.V.Prasad, V.M.Reddy, D.G.S.Rayapa Raju, and S.Neelavenis

Research Notes

Evaluation of Turbo Cutter for Pruning and Harvesting in Oil Palm Plantations

E.Jayashree, A.Kamaraj, T.N.V.Murali Krishna Rao and Kawale Nagendra.

Fungi Associated with a Leaf Spot Disease of American Oil Palm (Elaeis Oleifera)

M.Kochu Babu, G.Shirmila Jose S.L.Prathapan