Oil Palm Yields in New Britain.

Abstract

Yield, bunch weight, male inflorescence and leaf analysis data are presented for the only mature plots of oil palms in New Britain. The palms are mainly 1959 plantings of dura x tenera material from Malaysia, and all records are from plots in East New Britain. Very high yields of 35 tons of fresh fruit bunches per hectare per annum were recorded for three successive years on the Keravat block, which received a fertilizer application, but reduced yields on the other plots in the last year probably indicated nutrient stress.