Table 1. FFB yield per palm in two oil palm varieties planted in two locations at several densities (average of 9 and 8 years in Coto and Quepos, respectively)

Density Yield (kg/palm/year)
Coto Quepos
AVROS Ghana AVROS Ghana
98 164.0 132.1 163.3 176.0
117 160.4 129.5 144.1 143.0
139 139.0 108.7 130.9 147.5
164 119.2 100.4 109.1 117.8
195 96.3 81.2 86.2 101.6
231 68.0 70.5 52.5 92.2
         
0.995 0.979 0.983 0.945
         
Average 124.5 103.7 119.4 129.7
Low densities 145.7 117.7 136.9 146.1
High densities 94.5 84.0 92.6 103.9

Low densities: between 98 and 164 palms/ha

High densities: between 164 and 231 palms/ha