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<Journal>
<PublisherName>Science and Education Publishing</PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>World Journal of Agricultural Research</JournalTitle>
<Issn>2333-0678</Issn>
<Volume>4</Volume>
<Issue>4</Issue>
<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
<Year>2016</Year>
<Month>6</Month>
<Day>17</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Some Morphological Observations on Albo-nigrescens, Albo-virescens and Virescens Types of Oil Palm Planted at Yaligimba (DRC)</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>114</FirstPage>
<LastPage>118</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Luyindula</FirstName>
<LastName>N.</LastName>
<Affiliation>Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches en Agronomie Tropicale  de Yaligimba (Creaty), 1963 Route des Poids lourds Kinshasa. B.P.: 8611 Kinshasa I DRC</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Mantantu</FirstName>
<LastName>N.</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Muembo</FirstName>
<LastName>D.</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Batanga</FirstName>
<LastName>R.</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Bois d'Enghien</FirstName>
<LastName>P.</LastName>
</Author>

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<ArticleIdList>
<ArticleId IdType="pii">WJAR2016443</ArticleId>
<ArticleId IdType="doi">10.12691/wjar-4-4-3</ArticleId>
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<History>
<PubDate PubStatus="received">
<Year>2016</Year>
<Month>3</Month>
<Day>14</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate PubStatus="revised">
<Year>2016</Year>
<Month>4</Month>
<Day>22</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
<Year>2016</Year>
<Month>6</Month>
<Day>15</Day>
</PubDate>
</History>
<Abstract>This study has confirmed that the pure albescens oil palm does not exist. There are 2 types of albescens well-described in this paper: albo-nigrescens and albo-virescens. An open-pollinated albo-virescens progeny planted at Yaligimba has shown 36% albo-nigrescens, 36% of albo-virescens, 18 % virescens and 9% nigrescens palms. However, the self-pollinated albo-nigrescens progenies have revealed only two types of palms, 77% albo-nigrescens, 23% nigrescens palms, but no virescens and no albo-virescens. Differences among different oil palm types appear not only on the fruit colours, but also on the colours of rachis, petioles and inflorescences. The albo-nigrescens and albo-virescens progenies planted at Yaligimba plantation have shown short heights, and also has given acceptable bunch productions.</Abstract>
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