Pistil abortion is related to ovary mass in olive (Olea europaea L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Rosati, Adolfo ^a   Caporali, Silvia ^a   Paoletti, Andrea ^a   Famiani, Franco ^b  

^a Centro di Ricerca per L'Olivicoltura e L'Industria Olearia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andromonoecy; Competition theory; Flower; Fruit mass; Olea europaea; Ovary; Pistil abortion; Sink strength

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CULTIVAR; FLOWER; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 78651415446     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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