Environmental and trophic determinism of fruit abscission and outlook with climate change in tropical regions.

ABSTRACT: Fruit abscission facilitates the optimal conditions and timing of seed dispersal. Environmental regulation of tropical fruit abscission has received little attention, even though climate change may have its strongest impacts in tropical regions. In this study, oil palm fruit abscission was monitored during multiple years in the Benin Republic to take advantage of the climatic seasonality and the continuous fruit production by this species. An innovative multivariable statistical method was used to identify the best predictors of fruit abscission among a set of climate and ecophysiological variables, and the stage of inflorescence and fruit bunch development when the variables are perceived. The effects of climate scenarios on fruit abscission were then predicted based on the calibrated mod

SUBMITTER: Tisne S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168054 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature