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Table 5

Changes in frond length (m) with the age of oil palms planted at various densities.

Treatment Age of palms in MAP

12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96

D 1 1.59 2.34 3.00 3.87 4.68 5.20 bc 5.27 5.69 c
D 2 1.51 2.19 2.89 3.77 4.61 5.12 c 5.48 5.73 c
D 3 1.52 2.26 3.06 3.85 4.76 5.25 abc 5.58 5.89 bc
D 4 1.56 2.30 3.22 4.04 4.85 5.50 ab 5.52 6.04 ab
D 5 1.50 2.25 3.11 3.87 4.79 5.37 abc 5.70 6.04 ab
D 6 1.56 2.29 3.20 4.05 4.97 5.52 a 5.60 6.13 a

Mean 1.54 2.27 3.08 3.91 4.78 5.33 5.53 5.92
Threshold ns ns ns ns ns <0.05 ns <0.01
LSD 0.28 0.20

NB: up to MAP 72 inclusive, the length of frond 17 was measured. From MAP 84 inclusive onwards, low frond was measured.

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