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Figure 1
The coconut palm
position on the stem
stump base mid-height top meristem
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vertical positions on the stem
stump base mid-heigth top meristem
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At MID-HEIGHT The coconut palmradial zones
"bark" outside inside "heart" glucose fructose sucrose starch At the TOP of the stem
The coconut palm
radial zones
"bark" outside "heart"
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The oil palm
radial zones
"bark" outside "core"
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The oil palm
radial zones
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Figure 3
The coconut
leaf compartment
petiole rachis leaflets
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0 50 100 150 200 250 glucose fructose sucrose starchThe oil palm
leaf compartments
petiole rachis leaflets
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The coconut palm
root type and zone
R1-zone 1 R1-zone 2 R2-zone 1 R2-zone 2 R3
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 glucose fructose sucrose starchThe oil palm
root types and zones
R1-zone 1 R1-zone 2 R2-zone 1 R2-zone 2 R3