Leaf palmitic acid as a possible parameter for early selection of potentially high yielding oil palms
1991
Haryati, T. | Tahardi, J.S.
One of the problems in the selection of superior clones in estate crops is the long juvenile phase which prohibits early determination of crop productivity. In oil palm, yield determination is usually begun after the palm has set fruits, that is after at least 3 years in the field. This problem could be circumvented, if a method could be developed, which would enable the determination of palm productivity during the early juvenile stage. Based on the assumption that productivity of oil palm is largely determined by its oil content of the fruit mesocarp, an investigation was undertaken to examine if a relationship exists between the concentration of fatty acid in the leaf and the oil content of the fruit mesocarp. Analysis of fatty acid composition, and determination for oil content were carried out using gas chromatography. It was shown that there was a positive linear correlation between the concentration of palmitic acid in the leaf and the oil content of the fruit mesocarp. Thus, it could be concluded that palmitic acid in the leaf could possibly be used as a parameter for early selection of potentially high yielding oil palms
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