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Phenology and growth adjustments of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to photoperiod and climate variability.
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2009
Legros S, Mialet-Serra I, Caliman J-P, Siregar F A, Clément-Vidal A, Dingkuhn M
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Oil palm flowering and fruit production show seasonal maxima whose causes are unknown. Drought periods confound these rhythms, making it difficult to analyse or predict dynamics of production. The present work aims to analyse phenological and growth responses of adult oil palms to seasonal and inter-annual climatic variability. METHODS: Two oil palm genotypes planted in a replicated design at...
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