The use of superior seeds can help improve the productivity of oil palms in Indonesia, which is not yet optimal, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency.
“Seeds with high productivity and of (good) quality need to be continuously explored and developed to increase national production,” head of BRIN’s Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Puji Lestari, said in a statement issued by the agency here on Thursday.
BRIN is still focusing on the development of oil palm-supporting technologies to optimize production, she informed. The development of superior varieties depends on the availability of genetic material, which is still being explored.—ANTARA
