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FRESH FRUIT BUNCHES
- oil palm require 2000 mm rainfall per year
- 5 to 7 hours sunshine per day
- tropical zone area
- 15 degree North and 15 degree South of the Equator
- height increment 40 to 80 cm per year
- bunch fully developed in 22 weeks after pollination
- average bunch weight between 15 and 30 kg
- Dura palm - shell thickness 2 to 8 mm, mesocarp 30 to 65%
- Tenera palm - shell thickness 0.5 to 3 mm, mesocarp 60 to 99%
- Pisifera palm - has a kernel but no shell
Source : Palm Oil Process / J. A. Vugts
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