ABSTRACT
Palm oil crop is commercially grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Oil palm (Elaeisguineensis Jacquin) is a monoecious plant, with separate male and female inflorescences. This particular situation requires cross-pollination, as both inflorescences of the same plant are seldom simultaneously receptive. The crop requires cross-pollination to produce fruit. Fruit set formation in oil palm is closely related to pollination. The transfer of pollen from the male to the female inflorescences is necessary for fertilization and subsequent fruit development.
