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Effects of severe leaf pruning on oil palm, and its possible use for selection purposes

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R.H.V.Corley

Abstract 

The effects of severe leaf pruning on growth and yield of the oil palm are examined, and shown to be qualitatively fairly similar to the effects of high planting densities. Different progenies differ in their response to pruning, and the possibility of using pruning to simulate high density planting for selection purposes is discussed. 

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