Performance of Different Oil Palm Cross Combinations Under Tungabhadra Command Area

Field performance of different Dura x Pisifera cross combinations of oil palm was evaluated in medium deep black soils of Tunga Bhadra command area at Agricultural Research Station, Gangavathi. Data on FFB yield revealed that the hybrids 109 D x 291 P with 8.36 and 16.41 t ha⁻¹ and 148 D x 98 P with 8.24 and 12.67 t ha⁻¹ respectively during 2005 and 2006 proved superior to other hybrids. The higher FFB yield in these hybrid combinations were due to a combination of more number of bunches, higher mean bunch weight and more number of fruits per bunch. The economics revealed that the hybrids 109 D x 291 P and 148 D x 98 P recorded higher net returns of Rs 57013 and Rs 40168 ha⁻¹ respectively during 2006.