Free Report — Palm Treeby Adetomiwa Sijuade | 02-08-2022 07:50 |
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 Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) belongs to the plant family called palmea or palm family. On commercial basis, both the oil and the kernel are important. The oil is obtained from the mesocarp and the kernel from the endocarp. The fruit is called a drupe. Oil palm is an oil crop. We have three(3) varieties of oil palm which are: Dura, Pisifera and Tenera. Dura variety has a thin mesocarp, thick endocarp with a large kernel. It is genetically homozygous. Pisifera variety has a thick mesocarp i.e it contains very little oil content, there is the absence of endocarp with small kernel. It is genetically homozygous recessive. Tenera has a thick mesocarp,thin endocarp with moderate sized kernel. It is a cross between Dura and Pisifera and is capable of producing both the oil and the kernel. It is genetically heterozygous. Photo reference: Facebook.com |
