Topic > Agricultural Industry Essay - 871

Biotechnology has been widely used in many industries in Malaysia because the application would produce better products and improve the health and well-being of humanity and the environment. One of the most common biotechnology practices in Malaysia is the agricultural industry. Agriculture is the science of farming of cultivating land to grow crops and raising animals to provide food and wool for human use. With the help of biotechnology practice, the agricultural industry slowly moves from the "poor sector" to a large-scale entrepreneurial activity that contributes RM20.2 billion or about 4% of gross national income (GNI) of Malaysia in 2009 with a compound annual growth rate between 2005 and 2009 of 10.7%. One of the most famous examples of an agricultural product in Malaysia is palm oil. Malaysia is the world's second largest producer of palm oil. The institution responsible for producing high-quality palm oil is the Palm Oil Institute of Malaysia and the Malaysia Palm Oil Board is a government agency that helps promote and develop this industry in our country. Palm oil consists of fatty acids esterased with glycerol and the name is obtained from the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid palmitic acid. Palm oil exists as a solid at room temperature. Malaysia has been aggressive in palm oil production. For example, many forests have been cut down to build new palm oil plantations in East Malaysia, particularly between the Bintulu-Miri main road. By conducting various research and scientific methods, a new palm oil product is obtained through plant selection. Crossing thick-shelled homozygous dominant dura with shellless homozygous recessive pisifera produces more 100% het... halfway through the article... in terms of scientific progress and even more importantly the potential of the results will benefit the palm oil industry. Seed producers rely on selective breeding techniques to maximize tenera palm plantings. The problem is that often up to 10% of plantings end up being low-yielding hard. This is due to uncontrollable wind and insect pollination. Identifying whether an oil palm seedling is the desired shell type can take six years. This can be expensive because, at that point, the trees cannot be uprooted. Shell's identification has enabled the development of a simple molecular screen that can be used with seeds and seedlings to prevent the cultivation of unwanted non-tender plants, thereby increasing the efficiency of oil palm plantations. The study represents "a major breakthrough", an Australian scientist said.