PATENT NO. PI2022006695
The present invention generally relates to a meridic artificial diet composition, in particular to a meridic artificial diet composition for pollinator weevil. The meridic artificial diet composition is used for rearing Elaeidobius kamerunicus.
Issues
Difficulty of rearing the weevils within a closed facility such as laboratory due to the need for anthesising male inflorescence (AMI) as the only feed to support the life development, breeding, and feeding of the whole stage of E. kamerunicus.
The scarcity to obtain the AMI routinely is one of the research limitations which led to the potential development of an artificial diet to support weevil population survival during the research period.
Thus, this specification recognizes that there is a need for an effective and efficient artificial diet composition and a method of using the artificial diet composition that does not incorporate natural food sources inside the artificial diet composition
APPLICATION
IMPACT OF THE PRODUCT
MARKET POTENTIAL
• Oil palm plantation country – in Malaysia and South East Asia (SAE) market
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : 4 Lab validation
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Project Leader :
Dr. Syari bin Jamian Muhamad
Faculty of Agriculture
Email : syari@upm.edu.my
Date of Input: 04/12/2023 | Updated: 13/12/2023 | asrizam
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