1Plantations 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
2Feronia DRC, 1963 Route des Poids lourds Kinshasa DRC
3Bureau d’Etudes Bois d’Enghien, 18 Rue Victor Horta, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgique
World Journal of Agricultural Research.
2016,
Vol. 4 No. 4, 114-118
DOI: 10.12691/wjar-4-4-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Luyindula N., Mantantu N., Muembo D., Batanga R., Bois d’Enghien P.. Some Morphological Observations on Albo-nigrescens, Albo-virescens and Virescens Types of Oil Palm Planted at Yaligimba (DRC).
World Journal of Agricultural Research. 2016; 4(4):114-118. doi: 10.12691/wjar-4-4-3.
Correspondence to: Luyindula N., 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. Email:
zeph.luyindula@feronia.comAbstract
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.
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