Table 2. Average results of three backcrossing cycles of compact germplasm to guineensis parents |
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| Type | Palms | FFB | BN | BW | T | FL | F/B | M/F | O/M | O/B | O/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC1 | 567 | 114.1 | 18 | 6.3 | 43 | 497 | 62.0 | 78.1 | 43.5 | 21.1 | 3.4 |
| AVROS DxP | 48 | 147.5 | 22 | 6.7 | 79 | 570 | 63.7 | 80.5 | 44.8 | 23.0 | 4.8 |
| BC1F1 | 120 | 104.2 | 18 | 5.8 | 59 | 403 | 66.2 | 79.5 | 43.8 | 23.1 | 3.4 |
| AVROS DxP | 75 | 178.9 | 18 | 9.9 | 71 | 549 | 70.6 | 80.3 | 41.4 | 23.5 | 6.0 |
| BC1F1 x Eg | 414 | 161.8 | 25 | 6.4 | 96 | 549 | 69.2 | 77.0 | 47.3 | 25.2 | 5.8 |
| AVROS DxP | 56 | 229.4 | 28 | 8.2 | 156 | 642 | 69.6 | 86.7 | 48.6 | 29.3 | 9.6 |
| BC1F2 | 530 | 129.0 | 21 | 6.1 | 79 | 416 | 67.5 | 78.3 | 42.6 | 22.5 | 4.2 |
| BC2 | 2,330 | 152.9 | 13 | 11.7 | 53 | 497 | 67.6 | 82.0 | 47.3 | 26.2 | 5.7 |
| AVROS DxP | 561 | 175.1 | 15 | 11.7 | 79 | 570 | 70.0 | 81.5 | 44.9 | 25.6 | 6.4 |
| BC2F1 | 2,329 | 134.6 | 25 | 5.3 | 51 | 487 | 65.8 | 84.2 | 53.8 | 29.8 | 5.7 |
| AVROS DxP | 140 | 158.6 | 18 | 8.8 | 86 | 637 | 69.6 | 85.7 | 46.0 | 27.4 | 6.2 |
| BC3 | 1,088 | 167.0 | 24 | 7.0 | 92 | 583 | 68.6 | 81.0 | 49.9 | 27.7 | 6.6 |
| AVROS DxP | 32 | 180.2 | 18 | 10.0 | 113 | 682 | 66.4 | 85.4 | 45.7 | 25.9 | 6.7 |
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FFB = kg/palm/year; BN = bunch number per palm; BW = bunch weight in kg; T= trunk height in cm; FL = frond lenght in cm; F/B = fruit to bunch %; M/F = mesocarp to fruit %; K/F = kernel to fruit %; O/M = oil to mesocap %; O/B = oil to bunch %; O/ha = oil per ha in t. |
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