Macauba: a promising tropical palm for the production of vegetable oil

The growing global demand for vegetable oils for food and for replacing fossil fuels leads to increased oilseeds production. Almost 122 of the current 187 million tons of vegetable oils produced in the world correspond to palm and soybean oils. The oil palm is cultivated in the tropical zone, in are...

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Main Authors: Colombo Carlos Augusto, Chorfi Berton Luiz Henrique, Diaz Brenda Gabriela, Ferrari Roseli Aparecida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2017038