The rapid expansion of rubber and oil palm plantations in Jambi Province, Sumatra,
Indonesia, is associated with largescale deforestation and the impairment of many …

Xylem embolism resistance has been identified as a key trait with a causal relation to
drought-induced tree mortality, but not much is known about its intra-specific trait variability …

Plant hydraulic traits are key for understanding and predicting tree drought responses.
Information about the degree of the traits' intra‐specific variability may guide the selection of …

Droughts are predicted to increase in both frequency and intensity by the end of the 21st
century, but ecosystem response is not expected to be uniform across landscapes. Here we …

Oil palm plantations are rapidly expanding in the Brazilian eastern Amazon. Further
expansion of irrigated oil palm plantations may occur because they may improve productivity …

Plant transpiration is a key element in the hydrological cycle. Widely used methods for its
assessment comprise sap flux techniques for whole-plant transpiration and porometry for …

The predicted increase of drought intensity in South-East Asia has raised concern about the
sustainability of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.) cultivation. In order to quantify the …

Transpiration of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) based on sap flow measurement: the
relation to soil and climate variables Page 172 168 Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 35 (1) …

While existing moratoria in Indonesia and Malaysia should preclude continued large-scale
expansion of palm oil production into new areas of South-East Asian tropical peatland …

In oil palm crop, soil fertility is less important than the physical soil characteristics. It is
important to have a balance and sufficient soil moisture to sustain high yields in oil palm …