“…Oil palm productivity has been continuously improved (Durand-Gasselin et al, 2000;Rival and Levang, 2010) by crossing different oil palm genotypes with useful traits such as fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield, mesocarp thickness and consequently shell thinness (Cochard et al, 2001;Durand-Gasselin et al, 2006;Durand-Gasselin et al, 2011;Junaidah et al, 2011;Corley and Tinker, 2016). Oil productivity over the lifespan of the oil palm is determined using several different factors, among which researchers have focused particularly on slow trunk growth rates to extend the economic life of the palm (Baudouin et al, 1997;Tailliez and Koffi, 1992;Durand-Gasselin et al, 2009;Verheye, 2010;Bonneau et al, 2014;Bonneau et al, 2017;Konan et al, 2014;Fan et al, 2015;Corley and Tinker, 2016). The trunk growth rate varies between 25 and 65 cm per year (Cochard et al, 2001;Konan et al, 2014), depending on environmental and genetic factors (Cochard et al, 2005;Verheye, 2010).…”