Potential of local castor plant as plantation crop in Sabah

• Main Authors: Jupikely James Silip, Hilarion, C.C.C., Atong, M., Jalloh, M.B.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: SB107-109 Economic botany; SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31052/1/Potential%20of%20local%20castor%20plant%20as%20plantation%20crop%20in%20Sabah-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31052/2/Potential%20of%20Local%20Castor%20Plants%20as%20Plantation%20Crops%20in%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31052/; https://www.academia.edu/49903380/Potential_of_Local_Castor_Plant_as_Plantation_Crop_in_Sabah
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Castor is an economic oilseed crop and biodiesel feedstock that thrives in tropical climate such as Malaysia. Currently, the global production of castor oil is insufficient with the demand. This study was conducted to determine the potential of wild Sabah castor as plantation crop. 'Keningau�...