Character Interrelationships and Path Analysis for Yield Components in MPOB-Senegal Oil Palm Germplasm

Phenotypic associations among yield-related traits and the pattern of influence in crops are useful evaluating, planning selection criteria for desirable traits. This research aimed to evaluate linear correlations estimate direct indirect effects morphological on oil yield MPOB-Senegal germplasm. Data were collected annually successive eight years (2000 2007) was estimated phenotypic correlations, decomposition into using path coefficient analysis. The result correlation analysis showed significant highly positive relations between some components yield. Oil wet mesocarp (OTWM) bunch number (BNO) had high effect while fresh fruit (FFB), fiber (OTF), (FTB), average weight (ABWT) In improvement palm yield, that show and/or should be considered. Hence, FFB, OTF, FTB, OTWM, ABWT have maximum can used effectively