METODOS PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DE PLANTAS DE ALTO RENDIMIENTO DE PALMA DE ACEITE

Se proporciona método para obtener una planta de alto rendimiento de aceite de palma. Methods are provided for obtaining a high-yielding oil palm plant, comprising determining the level of a metabolite in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a parental oil palm plant 11 to 23 weeks after pollination thereof, determining whether there is a difference between this level and the level of the metabolite in mesocarp tissue of a fruit of a reference oil palm plant, also 11 to 23 weeks after pollination thereof, wherein the difference is that the level of the metabolite is at least 15% higher, or at least 5% lower, for the parental oil palm plant relative to the reference oil palm plant, and selecting progeny of the parental oil palm plant based on the difference to obtain the high-yielding oil palm plant. Also provided are methods for predicting oil yield of a test oil palm plant and kits for obtaining a high-yielding oil palm plant.