Facts on Oil Palm | |
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Origin | West Africa |
Height increment | 60-70 cm per year |
Frond (large divided leaf) length | 6-8 metres |
Ripe fruit | Yellowish red |
Nursery period | 12-15 months |
Age of harvesting | 30 months after planting |
Years in production | 25 years |
Planting density | 124-148 trees/ha |
Number of bunches | 12-18 bunches per year |
Fruit per bunch | 1,000-3,000 fruitlets |
Bunch weight | 20-30 Kg |
Fruitlet weight | 10 g |
Kernel per fruit | 5-8 per cent |
Oil to bunch ratio | 20-25% per cent |
Oil production | 4-5 tonnes/ha/year |