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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2017038 |