Open AccessPhenology and growth adjustments of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to photoperiod and climate variability
Author(s) -
Samuel Legros,
Isabelle Mialet-Serra,
JeanPierre Caliman,
Fahri Arief Siregar,
Anne ClémentVidal,
Michaël Dingkuhn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcp214
Subject(s) - elaeis guineensis , biology , phenology , palm oil , photoperiodism , palm , botany , agronomy , horticulture , agroforestry , physics , quantum mechanics
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.
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