Influence of temperature and rainfall on timing of olive (Olea europaea) flowering in Southern Italy

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-69

  Bonofiglio, Tommaso ^a   Orlandi, Fabio ^a   Sgromo, Carlo ^a   Romano, Bruno ^a   Fornaciari, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flowering; Olea europaea; Phenology; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; FLOWERING; PHENOLOGY; POLLEN; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TARANTO;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 42949084766     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670809510221     Document Type: Article

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