High temperatures during bloom can inhibit pollen germination and tube growth, and adversely affect fruit set in the Prunus domestica cultvars 'Improved French' and 'Muir Beauty'

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 874, Issue , 2010, Pages 163-168

  Deceault, M T ^a   Polito, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit set; Pollen germination; Pollen tube growth; Pollination; Prunus domestica; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 78650882676     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.874.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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