Introduction to Oil Palm

Breeding in Indonesia
Yogi Pradhana Tristianto, SP.
Bachelor of Agriculture Faculty Brawijaya University
Plant Breeding Department
Oil Palm Planting Material
 Before
DxD, DxT

 Current
DxP

 Future
DxP, clonal seeds, clones
Seed Producers in Indonesia
 Marihat
 Socfindo
 Bah Lias
 Asian Agri
 Binar Sawit
 Tania Selatan
 Dami Mas
Oil Palm Breeding Objectives
 Main Objective
 High Oil Yield (FFB x OB)

 Other Secondary Characteristic

 Early Maturity
 Short Stature
 Efficient Palms (high bunch index or harvest index)
 Adaptable to different environments (e.g. Drought tolerance)
 Disease tolerance (ganoderma)
 Oil Quality (high unsaturation, FAC (fatty accid composition) ).
 High carotene
Oil Palm Fruit Color Variation
Oil Palm Shell Thickness Variety
Oil Palm Breeding Programme
 Dura Improvement Programme
 Pisifera Improvement Programme
 Progeny Testing Programme (For Dura and Pisifera)
 Germ Plasm Accession and Introgression
 Ortet selection for Tissue Culture
 Clonal Evaluation Programme
Pisifera/Tenera Breeding Populations
1. Yangambi
2. Avros
3. La Me
4. URT
5. Binga
6. Cameroon (Ekona)
7. Nifor
8. Ghana
9. Serdang Pisifera
10. Pobe
Deli Dura Breeding Populations of
Restricted Origin
 DAMI
 URD (Chemara)
 Dabou deli
 Socfin deli
 Marihat deli
 Nifor deli
Oil Palm Breeding Trials
(10-12 years/breeding cycle)
 Breeding and selection
 Crossing Design (Mating Design)
 Crossing and Seed Processing
 Nursery
 Planting (Experimental Design)
 Data Collection (Routine census, Veg. Measurements, Yield Recording and
Bunch Analysis
 Statistical Analysis
 Selection for further breeding or seed production
Reciprocal Recurrent Selection
Modified Recurrent Selection Scheme
Oil Palm Tissue Culture
Oil Palm Tissue Culture
Thank You

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is in our
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