Observations on sex differentiation in the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis L.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1970
Abstract
The morphology and frequency of occurrence of abnormal hermaphrodite inflorescences in the oil palm is described for palms of varying age. Hermaphrodite inflorescences are manifest during changes of the sex cycle in the normally monoecious species, and gross morphological differences in the type of hermaphrodite inflorescences occurred depending on whether the change of cycle was from male to female or vice versa. The significance of the occurrence and morphology of the abnormal inflorescences is discussed in relation to the accumulation of photo-synthetic reserves and to the maturation process. © 1970 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
Keywords
Observations, sex differentiation, oil palm, Elaeis guineensis L.
Divisions
Science
Publication Title
Annals of Botany
Volume
34
Issue
4
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Additional Information
Williams, C.N.; University of Malaya, Malaysia