Mangosteen has a high price on world market. But each fruit only has 1-2 grain which can be used as seed, and Mangosteen's grain was rekalsitran, so that seed can't go along way. Therefore, one way to solve the problem is a tissue culture method. The exact use of variety of medium and hormone on...

This study was conducted to determine the proximate and fatty acid composition of Sabah yellow durian (Durio graveolens Becc.) The moisture content, ash, crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, carbohydrates and fatty acid compositions were measured. In this study, the results obtained showed that ...

In Malaysia, commercial cultivation of Volvariella volvacea mushroom started in the year of 2014. At the beginning, rice straw biomass was used as a growth media. However, the application of rice straw biomass has several disadvantages such as low availability throughout the country, seasonal, low...

Indonesia is a place which is rich in tropical fruit plants. One of them is longan. The domestic needs of this fruit is more and more increase. This condition force the emergence of the import longan to fulfill the needs of the longan fruit in large quantities. Therefore, the efforts to increase...

Pineapple is one of the significant commodity crops in Malaysia, including in Sabah and Sarawak. However, this commodity is not immune to pest attacks such as mealybugs which acts as a vector for the Pineapple Mealybug Wilt-associated Virus (PMWaV) disease, which can reduce the yield and quality of ...

There is a gap in the supply chain involving traceability of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) among Oil Palm Fruit Dealers (DF) who receive FFB from independent oil palm smallholders and small estate. An effective traceability system at the dealers is able to reduce this gap while providing a complete...

Pickled mango seed (PMS), a waste from mango pickle industry could increase cost production and environmental pollution. A previous study found that mango seed butter could be a cocoa butter alternative (CBA) in chocolate. Hence, a study was conducted to compare mango pickled seed butter (MPB)...

The melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae Coquilett (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a vegetable pest species of economic importance, especially crops of the family Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae. Male fruit flies of this species are attracted to cue lure (CL), a synthetic male lure that is often used in...

Middlemen have long existed in the supply chain of Malaysia's smallholders oil palm industry and emitting various serious impacts on the smallholder economic wellbeing. This study examined systematically this phenomenon of oil palm small holders-middlemen relationship. Primary data were obtained...

Composting of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a sustainable approach in converting waste into organic fertilizers. Composting is a biological process that requires optimal control in producing compost. The main challenge faced by the composting industry is to maintain ...