Timing of fruit removal affects concurrent vegetative growth and subsequent return bloom and yield in olive (Olea europaea L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-472

  Dag, Arnon ^a   Bustan, Amnon ^a   Avni, Avishai ^a,b   Tzipori, Isaac ^a   Lavee, Shimon ^b   Riov, Joseph ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Floral induction; Fruit load; Fruit thinning

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLOWERING; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; THINNING; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 73749085006     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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