Fruit Ripening in the Oil-palm Elaeis guineensis (1971)
THOMAS, R. L., SEW, P'HANG, MOK, C. K., CHAN, K. W., EASAU, P. T., NG, S. C.
Some gross morphological, biochemical, and quantitative size changes of the fruit which occur during the 150 or 80 days from fertilization to ripeness for this species are described. Three main...
Phyllotaxis in the Oil Palm: Arrangement of Fronds on the Trunk of Mature Palms (1969)
THOMAS, R. L., CHAN, K. W., EASAU, P. T.
Estimates of Equivalent Phyllotaxis Index—E.P.I.—are presented for palms of various ages, measuring the arrangement of fronds on the cylindrical trunk. It is contended that accurate E.P.I....