concentrations (mg g-1)

(1)

1

Figure 1

The coconut palm

position on the stem

stump base mid-height top meristem

co

nc

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tr

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(m

g

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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 glucose fructose sucrose starch

The oil palm

vertical positions on the stem

stump base mid-heigth top meristem

co

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nt

ra

tio

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s

(m

g

-1

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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

(2)

2

At MID-HEIGHT The coconut palm

radial zones

"bark" outside inside "heart" glucose fructose sucrose starch At the TOP of the stem

The coconut palm

radial zones

"bark" outside "heart"

co nc e nt ra tio ns ( m g g -1) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

The oil palm

radial zones

"bark" outside "core"

co n ce nt ra tio ns ( m g g -1) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

The oil palm

radial zones

(3)

3

Figure 3

The coconut

leaf compartment

petiole rachis leaflets

co

nc

e

nt

ra

tio

ns

(

m

g

-1

)

0 50 100 150 200 250 glucose fructose sucrose starch

The oil palm

leaf compartments

petiole rachis leaflets

co

nc

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n

tr

a

tio

n

s

(m

g

-1

)

0 50 100 150 200 250

(4)

4

The coconut palm

root type and zone

R1-zone 1 R1-zone 2 R2-zone 1 R2-zone 2 R3

co

n

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n

tr

a

tio

n

s

(m

g

-1

)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 glucose fructose sucrose starch

The oil palm

root types and zones

R1-zone 1 R1-zone 2 R2-zone 1 R2-zone 2 R3

co

n

ce

n

tr

a

tio

ns

(

m

g

-1

)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

(5)

5

Figure 5

The oil palm

positions on the stem

base

mid-height

top

co

nc

e

nt

ra

tio

n

(

m

g

-1

)

0 50 100 150 200 250 glucose fructose sucrose starch