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Fruiting Activity, Growth and Yield of Oil Palm. I. Effects of Fruit Removal

  • R. H. V. Corley (a1) and C. J. Breure (a2)
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The relation between current yield and future yield components in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) was investigated by removing a proportion of inflorescences before anthesis. This disbudding caused mean fruit bunch weight to increase by over 60%, with corresponding increases in the components of bunch weight. The total number of inflorescences produced increased by 10%, the sex ratio increased from 72 to 91% females, and inflorescence abortion and bunch failure rates were halved. As a result, the number of bunches harvested was reduced by less than the level of disbudding, and removal of 75% of inflorescences only reduced yield by 42%. Disbudded palms also grew more vigorously. The time intervals between a change in the level of fruiting activity and the resulting changes in yield components were determined by recording the yield components during the period after disbudding was stopped.

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