Rain effect on pollen-stigma adhesion and fertilization in almond

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-348

  Ortega, E ^a   Dicenta, F ^a   Egea, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit set; Pollen germination; Pollen stigma adhesion; Prunus dulcis; Rainy weather; Washing effect

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FRUIT SET; GERMINATION; NUT; PLANT BREEDING; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RAINFALL; SIMULATION;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 33947503160     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.12.043     Document Type: Article

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