#C is an option for reducing oil palm bulkiness to enable planting at a higher density, available for our best seeds.

The resulting compactness is in addition to the agricultural advantages described for the #S option (slower vertical growth).

PalmElit No.1 for #C:

The compactness of #C oil palm is assessed through the general combining ability (GCA) of PalmElit – CIRAD® parents, estimated in comparative trials on thousands of crosses involving several sites.

Advice:

Be demanding when choosing your seeds. Once planted, your oil palms are going to develop and start competing with each other. For a planting density of 160 palms per hectare, only the yields of #C palms will be preserved while those of bulkier palms will decr ease.