Comparison in Fresh Fruit Bunch Yield of Five Oil Palm Hybrids and Two commercial Oil Palms at the Young Mature Phase

Comparison of Bunch Yield of Five Hybrids and Two Commercial Tenera Oil Palms in the Young Mature Phase

Authors

  • Suteera Thawornrat Program in Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom.
  • Puntaree Taeprayoon Agricultural and Environmental Utilization Research Unit, Nakhonsawan Campus, Mahidol University, Nakhon Sawan.
  • Kittichai Kor-Or Hong Sila Agriculture and Industry Company Limited, Khao Phanom, Krabi
  • Somkid Damnoi Senior Expert in Crop Production, Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok.
  • Surakitti Srikul Senior Expert in Crop Production, Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok.
  • Peerasak Srinives Fellow, Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok.
  • Anek Limsrivilai Goldentenera Company Limited, 12/9 Krabiyai, Muang, Krabi.
  • Patcharin Tanya Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom.

Keywords:

fresh fruit bunch, bunch number, average bunch weight

Abstract

The young mature phase is a pivotal period for small oil palm plantations, as bunch harvesting takes about 2-3 years. Our study aimed to evaluate the bunch yields of five hybrids (H1–H5) and two commercial Tenera oil palms during this crucial phase. The assessment, conducted over four consecutive years from 2012 to 2015 at the Hong Sila Agriculture and Industry Company Limited, Krabi, Thailand, revealed some intriguing findings using a randomized complete block design with four replicates spaced 9 meters in a triangular pattern. H3 emerged as the best Tenera, delivering the highest fresh fruit bunch (FFB, 243.90 kg/palm/year) over other hybrids and two commercial varieties. H4 demonstrated the highest bunch number (BNO, 26.04 bunches/palm/year) and the lowest average bunch weight (ABW, 8.17 kg/bunch) in the young mature phase. The H3 and H5 were high FFB over checks varieties followed by year. This information was essential in selecting oil palm parents, which had high potential for crossing to produce new hybrids and recognize to choose for their genetics to improve oil palm variety. These findings highlighted the potential benefits of understanding the impact of genetics on the parents of oil palm to produce Tenera.

Author Biographies

Puntaree Taeprayoon, Agricultural and Environmental Utilization Research Unit, Nakhonsawan Campus, Mahidol University, Nakhon Sawan.

Ph.D.

Somkid Damnoi, Senior Expert in Crop Production, Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok.

Ph.D.

Surakitti Srikul, Senior Expert in Crop Production, Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok.

Ph.D.

Peerasak Srinives, Fellow, Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok.

Professor, Ph.D.

Anek Limsrivilai, Goldentenera Company Limited, 12/9 Krabiyai, Muang, Krabi.

Ph.D.

Patcharin Tanya, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom.

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

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2024-12-18

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Thawornrat, S., Taeprayoon, P., Kor-Or, K., Damnoi, S., Srikul, S., Srinives, P., Limsrivilai, A., & Tanya, P. (2024). Comparison in Fresh Fruit Bunch Yield of Five Oil Palm Hybrids and Two commercial Oil Palms at the Young Mature Phase: Comparison of Bunch Yield of Five Hybrids and Two Commercial Tenera Oil Palms in the Young Mature Phase. Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 42(3). Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/thaiagriculturalresearch/article/view/263575

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Vol. 42 No. 3 (2024): September - December

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