Identification of Prepotent West Coast Tall Palms Based on Progeny Performance
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2007-02
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A study of seedling characters and yield attributes of 43 open pollinated progenies of eight high yielding palms of West Coast Tall planted in 1953 has shown that the progenies of three palms are high yielding and that they are superior in spathe produotion and female flower production to others indicating that they are prepotents. The possibility of identifying such prepotent palms in the nursery is indicated. The progenies of such palms will help to increase the production of future plantations. Efforts to spot out more number of such palms are under way for further breeding work.
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In: Proceedings, FAO Technical Working Party Meeting on Coconut Production, Protection and Processing, 4th Session, Jamaica, Kingston, 14-25 Sep. 1975