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| Palm oil from oil palm fruits is a tropical vegetable oil used and consumed domestically and commercially worldwide. |
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BASIC FACTS ON OIL PALM
(Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)
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| Fruit Form |
Tenera (DXP) |
| Origin |
Africa |
| Height Increment |
50-70 cm/year |
| Trunk Circumference |
355 cm |
| Leaf Colour |
Green |
| Frond Production |
24-30 Per Year |
| Frond Length |
6-8 m |
| Ripe Fruit |
Yellowish Red |
| Nursery Period |
12-15 months |
| Age of Harvesting |
30 months after Field Planting |
| Planting Density |
136-160 palms per hectare |
| Number of Bunches |
8-12 bunches/year |
| Fruits per Bunch |
1,000 - 3,000 |
| Bunch Weight |
15-25 kg |
| Size and Shape of Fruit |
5cm- Oval |
| Fruitlet weight |
10 gm |
| Kernel per Fruit |
5-8% |
| Mesocarp per Fruit |
85-92% |
| Oil per Mesocarp |
20-50% |
| Oil per Bunch |
23-25% |
| Oil Production |
3.5-5 tonnes/ha/year |
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(Extracted from MPOPC's palm oil information series, page 6)
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