Oil palm

Development of SNP markers and their application for genetic diversity analysis in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)

P. W. Ong, Maizura, I., Abdullah, N. A. P., Rafii, M. Y., Ooi, L. C. L., Low, E. T. L., and Singh, R., Development of SNP markers and their application for genetic diversity analysis in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), vol. 14, pp. 12205-12216, 2015.

The genetic evaluation of oil palm germplasm collections is required for insight into the variability among populations. The information obtained is also useful for incorporating new genetic materials into current breeding programs. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been widely used in many plant genetic studies due to the availability of large numbers of genomic sequences and expressed sequence tags. The present study examined 219 oil palms collected from two natural Angolan populations, a few hundred kilometers apart.

Variability and performance evaluation of introgressed Nigerian dura x Deli dura oil palm progenies

A. Noh, Rafii, M. Y., A. Din, M., Kushairi, A., Norziha, A., Rajanaidu, N., Latif, M. A., and Malek, M. A., Variability and performance evaluation of introgressed Nigerian dura x Deli dura oil palm progenies, vol. 13, pp. 2426-2437, 2014.

Twelve introgressed oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) progenies of Nigerian dura x Deli dura were evaluated for bunch yield, yield attributes, bunch quality components and vegetative characters at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board Research Station, in Keratong, Pahang, Malaysia. Analysis of variance revealed significant to highly significant genotypic differences, indicating sufficient genetic variability among the progenies for bunch yield and its attributes, vegetative characters and bunch quality components, except fruit to bunch ratio.

Stability analysis of oil yield in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) progenies in different environments

M. Y. Rafii, Jalani, B. S., Rajanaidu, N., Kushairi, A., Puteh, A., and Latif, M. A., Stability analysis of oil yield in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) progenies in different environments, vol. 11, pp. 3629-3641, 2012.

We evaluated 38 dura x pisifera (DP) oil palm progenies in four locations in Malaysia for genotype by environment interaction and genotypic stability studies. The DP progenies derived from crosses between pisifera palms of AVROS, Serdang S27B, Serdang 29/36, and Lever Cameroon were chosen to be the males’ parent and Deli dura palms designated as females’ parent. All the locations differed in terms of soil physical and chemical properties, and the soil types ranged from coastal clay to inland soils.

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