Coconut Breeding in Indonesia—II The Yield Potential of Improved Varieties of Coconut

Abstract

The analyses of yield data collected from 986 progenies of Indonesian TallX Indonesian Tall showed their high production capability: 123 nuts/32.29 kg copraper palm/yr. Six of them produced 168 nuts/58.11 kg copra per palm/yr. Two familiesshowed general combining ability and no inbreeding depression. They will be veryuseful for breeding for high yield of copra.doi: 10.4038/cocos.v5i0.2045COCOS 1987 Vol.5 No.1 8-18