Table 6. Second attempt to produce compact commercial seeds using BC1F2 compact population (data of tenera segregates only)

Cross type Palms FFB T FL F/B M/F O/M O/B O/ha
TxP 60 127.9 74 435 67.0 79.5 42.6 22.6 4.1
TxT 71 115.9 73 395 66.1 78.3 43.2 22.3 3.7
TxD 74 83.3 82 414 69.3 78.9 42.4 22.9 2.7

        BC = backcross; FFB = kg/palm/year; T = trunk height(cm); FL = frond lenght (cm); F/B = fruit to bunch %; M/F mesocarp to fruit %; O/M oil to mesocarp %; O/B = oil to bunch %; O/ha = oil/ha/year in t.