Malaysian Biotech Firm Ups Palm Oil Yield 30%

Malaysian conglomerate Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd has launched its first commercial clonal oil palm, ABB1, which has the potential to enhance production yields by 30% compared with current seedling materials.

Guthrie Biotech Laboratory, a wholly-owned subsidiary, produced the clonal oil palm.

While the most successful commercial oil palm oil plantations yield some six metric tons of oil per hectare, the Guthrie palms promise up to nine metric tons.
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