Table 9 Yield and bunch quality of Nigerian palms grown in Ghana |
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| Palm | Planted | FFB to 1975 | B.Wt. | F/B | M/F | S/F | K/F | O/M | O/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGOLA | |||||||||
| G851.194T | 1961 | 341 | 12.8 | 69.3 | 83.1 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 52.5 | 30.2 |
| G851.478T | 1961 | 908 | 15.3 | 67.3 | 85.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 50.6 | 28.9 |
| CALABAR | |||||||||
| G851.53T | 1961 | 1235 | 20.5 | 70.2 | 86.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 53.0 | 32.2 |
| G851.54T | 1961 | 1352 | 23.2 | 68.7 | 88.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 52.1 | 31.5 |
| G851.86T | 1961 | 1037 | 19.8 | 66.7 | 87.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 53.9 | 31.4 |
| MIXED | |||||||||
| G852.795T | 1964 | 433 | 19.8 | 71.2 | 90.3 | 5.7 | 3.9 | -- | -- |
| G852.835T | 1964 | 637 | 10.3 | 65.2 | 90.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 52.6 | 31.1 |
| G853.1161T | 1966 | 758 | 13.6 | 60.2 | 85.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 50.4 | 25.8 |
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FFB= Fresh fruit/palm/year, B.Wt= Mean bunch weight, F/B = Fruit to bunch (%), M/F = Mesocarp to fruit (%), S/F = Shell to fruit (%), K/F = Kernel to fruit (%), O/M= Oil to Mesocarp (%), O/B= Oil to bunch (%) | |||||||||