Table 5. Bunch composition in palms originated from seeds collected in the highlands of Bamenda and Kigoma

  Mean values
FWT (%) M/F (%) Sh/F (%) K/F (%) O/M (%)
Bamenda, Cameroon          
D palms 8.4 35.5 51.8 13.1 50.9
T palms 9.4 68.6 21.2 10.2 45.2
Kigoma, Tanzania**          
D palms 14.5 63.0      
T palms 13.5 76.3 0.9*** 10.0  

*    FWT = fruit weight, M/F = mesocarp to fruit, Sh/F = shell to fruit, K/F = kernel to fruit, O/M = oil to mesocarp

**  Richardson and Chaves, 1986

*** Sh/F in mm