Impact of Elaeidobius kamerunicus faust introduction on oil palm fruit formation in Malaysia and factors affecting its pollination efficiency: a review

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Saharul Abillah, Mohd Masri, Mohamed Mazmira, Kamarudin, Norman, Sulaiman, Mohamad Rosman, Costa, Arnaud, Abdullah, Meilina Ong, Othman, Hasnol, Ahmad, Siti Nurulhidayah, Syarif, Muhammad Nurul Yaqin, Abdul Karim, Zam, Abdul Ghani, Idris, Amit, Samsudin, Zakaria, Azlina, Ming, Su Chong, Chuan, Siaw Ting, Jalinas, Johari, Koong, Yap Yau, Sairi, Ahmad Anuar, Syed Ali, Syed Mohd Faizal, Abdullah, Mahbob, Annamalai, Sivapragasam, Hung, King Jie, Mohammed, Muhamad Azmi, Abu Seman, Idris, Moslim, Ramle, Parveez, Ghulam Kadir Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Published: Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101786/; http://jopr.mpob.gov.my/impact-of-ielaeidobius-kamerunicusi-faust-introduction-on-oil-palm-fruit-formation-in-malaysia-and-factors-affecting-its-pollination-efficiency-a-review/

The oil palm pollinating weevil, Elaeidobius kamerunicus, has become the single most important insect pollinator of the commodity crop in Malaysia and Indonesia, 40 years after its introduction. However, in 2020, the average national oil extraction rate (OER) has decreased from 20.21% to 19.92%. The...