The effects of leaf pruning and other stresses on sex determination in the oil palm and their representation by a computer simulation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-260

  Jones, L H ^a,b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FLOWERING CYCLE; LEAF PRUNING; OIL PALM; SEX DETERMINATION; STRESS;

ARTICLE; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; STRESS; TREE;

ARECACEAE; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS;

EID: 0031582647     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0433     Document Type: Article

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