Selection of potential pollinizers for 'Hass' avocado based on flowering time and male-female overlapping

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-271

  Alcaraz, M L ^a   Hormaza, J I ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bloom; Dioecy; Lauraceae; Persea americana; Pollination

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIOECY; EVERGREEN TREE; FLOWERING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; PHENOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; POLLINATION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 67349228801     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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