Prediction of precocity in the oil palm
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R. Blaak
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Article
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1972
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Springer
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English
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Precocity in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis JACQ.) is defined, for the purpose of this study, as the percentage of palms bearing female or hermaphrodite inflorescences 36 months after germination. A method of calculating breeding values for precocity is described and it is shown that the character