The paper compares E. kamerunicus progeny emergence between two oil palm cultivars, finding that super-male cultivars support higher emergence rates and that spikelet length positively correlates with emergence.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.14.759277

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 14, 2026

Capacity of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin) male inflorescences to host Elaeidobius kamerunicus Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Derelominae). Comparison between two cultivars in northern Sumatra

Laurence Beaudoin‐Ollivier, Emilie Freyssinet, Raidi Rahman Moeis…·Yves Dumont

The paper compares male inflorescence characteristics and weevil population capacity between two oil palm cultivars, finding no significant impact on weevil development despite morphological differences.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.12.758427

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2026

Mark-Release-Recapture Experiments in a North Sumatra Oil Palm Plantation: Assessing the Impact of Super-Male Planting Material on Fruit Set and Elaeidobius kamerunicus population size

Yves Dumont, Laurence Beaudoin‐Ollivier, Hervé Rey…·Florence Jacob

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