Integrated farming system
Oil Plam
- Studies on the comparative performances of different hybrid combination of oil palm (GEN 8):
- Among the 10 hybrids evaluated for growth and yield parameters, the highest FFB yield of 198.39 kg/palm and per ha yield of 28.37 t was recorded in hybrid NRCOP 17.
- Best performing oil palm hybrid NRCOP17 was identified and released as ‘Godavari Gold’ by the Central Variety Release Committee.
- Evaluation of new cross combination of oil palm for Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu (GEN 8C):
- Among the 10 hybrids evaluated for growth and yield parameters, the highest FFB yield of 146.63 kg/palm and per ha yield of 20.97 t was recorded in the hybrid NRCOP 9.
- Progeny evaluation trials in oil palm (Set I)-(GEN 8D):
- Among the replicated hybrids, the highest FFB yield of 102.17 kg/palm and per ha yield of yield of 14.61 t was recorded in the hybrid NRCOP 38.
- Among the non replicated hybrids, , the highest FFB yield of 96.65 kg/palm and per ha yield of yield of 13.82 t was recorded in the hybrid NRCOP 35.