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Development of Leaves in Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis) and Determination of Leaf Opening Rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

C. J. Breure
C. J. Breure
Affiliation:
Dami Oil Palm Research Station, PO 165, Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Summary

Oil palm rachis length was determined on primordia dissected from palms planted at four densities. It started to increase rapidly in leaf–10, that is, about ten leaves younger than the spear leaf in all density treatments. The mean number of leaf primordia at the three higher palm densities was 47.7 compared with 51.5 at the lowest density of 56 palms ha-1. Some of the palms planted at the highest density were thinned to identify the stage at which the amount of light affected the rate of leaf opening. A sudden increment of light accelerated leaf production at both the rapid expansion stage and the preceding slow expansion stage. The greatest acceleration of leaf production began 24 months after thinning, probably because of the effect of the extra light on the rate of leaf initiation. The response of leaf production to thinning may apply to other related cultural practices.

Desarrollo de hojas en la palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis) y determination de la tasa de apertura de las hojas

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 467 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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