dura oil palm machines in algeria

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How are hybrid oil palms produced?
  • In oil palm, the best yields are produced by so-called ‘hybrids’. A hybrid is a cross between two different types of parents. Hybrids are produced in specialised breeding companies (see Figure 1 ). The parents of hybrid oil palms are different because of the thickness of the ‘shell’ of their fruit (see Figure 2 ).
  • How are oil palms produced?
  • Figure 1: In a breeding company, open female inflorescences are pollinated by hand and then packed in a plastic bag. In oil palm, the best yields are produced by so-called ‘hybrids’. A hybrid is a cross between two different types of parents. Hybrids are produced in specialised breeding companies (see Figure 1 ).
  • What is a hybrid palm oil called?
  • Oil can also be extracted from the white kernel, and this oil is called ‘palm kernel oil’ or ‘PKO’. However, this is a special oil and normal palm oil factories are not interested in it. The mother palm of a hybrid is called dura. Dura fruits have a thick shell (see Figure 2 ). The father palm of a hybrid is called pisifera.
  • Where are Dura and Tenera palm kernels obtained?
  • Dura and tenera varieties of palm kernels were obtained from the teaching and research farm of the Federal Universities of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. The kernels were manually cleaned to remove foreign materials, dust, dirt and broken kernels.