Inhibition of flowering in 'Arbequina' olives from chilling at lower temperatures

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 429-431

  Malik, Nasir S A ^a   Bradford, Joe M ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling; Flowering; Freezing; Inflorescence; Olea europaea L.; Olive; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FLOWERING; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFLORESCENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; SUNLIGHT; TREE;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 66349091283     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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