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The main target of oil palm biotechnology research has been to increase oleic acid in the mesocarp. Other targets include stearic acid, palmitoleic acid, ricinoleic acid, lycopene (carotenoid) and biodegradable plastics. Significant achievements were reported for the biochemical studies, isolation of useful oil palm genes and characterization of important promoters. Several transformation constructs for various targeted products were successfully produced using isolated oil palm genes and promoters. Transformation of these constructs into oil palm embryogenic cultures was carried out while the regeneration of transgenic oil palm harbouring the useful genes is in progress (Parveez et al., 2015).