Linear Mixed Model for Oil Palm Parents Selection

Abdullah  Sonhaji; Udjianna Sekteria Pasaribu; Sapto Wahyu  Indratno; Adi Pancoro

doi:10.5614/cbms.2025.8.1.3

Authors

Abdullah Sonhaji Doctoral Program in Mathematics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Udjianna Sekteria Pasaribu Statistics Research Division, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Sapto Wahyu Indratno Statistics Research Division, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Adi Pancoro School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5614/cbms.2025.8.1.3

Keywords:

breeding, oil palm, phenotype, general combining ability, linear mixed model

Abstract

The objective of plant breeding is to obtain superior seeds. These seeds originated from parents that can pass their superior traits to their progeny. The observed characteristics of the progeny (phenotype) determined the traits of these seeds. Therefore, we performed a progeny analysis. In this analysis, the data samples were collected from Riau in Sumatera and Kumai in Kalimantan (two locations). The main objective is to find superior parents from these two locations. The superiority of the selected parents lies not only in passing high production traits but also in adaptability (fit) to the diversity or variability of the environment or locations. This analysis calculates the General Combining Ability (GCA) values for both male and female parents using the Linear Mixed Model (LMM). The experimental design, as the source of data, was an alpha lattice design, so the LMM contains locations, replicas, blocks, male and female parents, and the progeny factors. The analyzed phenotype is Fresh Fruit Bunches of third-year production. Since the data sets of the two locations were nonintersect, the model uses the coefficient of parentage (additive relationship matrix) to link both. The results of the GCA analysis showed that selected female parents were 137, 155, 126, 147, and 159 (Dura), and 101, 113, 109, and 117 for male parents. They are among the parents with highly productive progenies. There are also new potential crossings not currently available on the plantation - for example, the crossing 137 x 101 with the additive genetic value of 35.37.

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