Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Bhavana YV, Kalpana Motha, Kalyana Babu B, Dr. M Paratpara Rao, Ravi Kiran T and Shekar V

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate mean performance of Malaysian oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) accessions during pre-bearing period. The experiment was conducted at ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil palm Research, Pedavegi during 2022-23. Total fifty two oil palm accessions were evaluated in Augmented Block Design. Significant variation was observed among all the accessions with respect to growth, yield and yield attributing characters. Mean performance of accessions for yield and yield attributing characters revealed that accessions EC869481, EC869410, EC869401, EC869476, EC869458 showed significantly superior performance in respect of yield over the best performing check IC0610030. So, these accessions further can be utilized in crop improvement programme or can be recommended for commercial cultivation in Andhra Pradesh.