Maheswarappa, H.P.Gawankar, M.S.Haldankar, P.M.Mathur, R.K.Mahadkar, U.M.Arul Raj, S.2016-10-072016-10-072016-01PESTOLOGY VOL. XL 1'\0. I JANUARY 2016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6582Oil palm hybrids of Dura X Pisifera, were evaluated under Konkan conditions of Mahar'ashtra for three year's from 2013 to 2015. Significant var'iation for number of leaves, weight of bunch and yield of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) was recorded. Among the hybrids NRCOP4 and NRCOP-5 registered minimum height (2.4 m) during the year 2015 and maximum sex ratio above 50 percent. The average sex ratio for' population was 49.2 per cent. The hybrid NRCOP-2, NRCOP-8 and NRCOP-5 had more number of female flowers than male flowers. There was significant variation among hybrids for leaf production and for FFB yield. The hybrid NRCOP-2 r'ecorded highest yield during 2015 (12.8 t/ha-I) and average of7.3 tonnes per hectare over the years. Among the r'emaining hybrids NRCOP-l (9.7 t/ha-l), NRCOP-8 (9.6 t/ha-I) and NRCOP-9 (9.5 t/ha-I) were also found promising for FFB yield during 2015, Three years average perfor'mance exhibited that NRCOP-2 was most pr'omising hybr'id followed by NRCOP-8, NRCOP-9, NRCOP-6 and NRCOP-7 under Konkan agro-c1imatic conditions of Maharashtra.enFresh fruit hunch (FFB), Oil palm, Sex ratio, Yield.Article