Lipase activity, mesocarp oil content, and iodine value in oil palm fruits of <i>Elaeis guineensis</i>, <i>Elaeis oleifera</i>, and the interspecific hybrid <scp>O×G</scp> (<i>E. oleifera</i> × <i>E. guineensis</i>)

Abstract

This work allowed the identification of interspecific O×G hybrids as promising crosses with less lipase activity and higher iodine value than E. guineensis. Although O×G crosses produce less oil in the mesocarp than commercial E. guineensis; this feature could be improved by further breeding to introduce new genes from E. oleifera into the hybrids.