Research Article

Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Deli dura x AVROS pisifera Tested on Inland Soils

Table 3

General combining ability (GCA) estimates for yield and yield components for pisifera male parents.

Pisifera maleFFB (kg palm−1 yr−1)BNO (bunches palm−1 yr−1)ABW (kg bunch−1)

P1 (0.174/247)12.280.40.65
P2 (0.174/348)4.380.8−0.67
P3 (0.174/498)11.880.370.71
P4 (0.174/663)−8.75−0.46−0.35
P5 (0.182/7)−5.39−0.32−0.28
P6 (0.182/30)−9.69−0.13−1.2
P7 (0.182/77)0.56−0.661.67
P8 (0.182/230)−8.15−0.32−0.41
P9 (0.182/297)−0.51−0.581.17
P10 (0.182/305)1.690.190.03
P11 (0.182/308)11.750.780.23

FFB: fresh fruit bunch; BNO: bunch number; ABW: average bunch weight.