Influence of water deficits at different times during olive tree inflorescence and flower development

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-233

  Rapoport, Hava F ^a   Hammami, Sofiene B M ^a   Martins, Paula ^a,b   Pérez Priego, Oscar ^a,c   Orgaz, Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b ELAIA 2 Investimentos SA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Imperfect flower; Olea europaea L.; Ovary; Ovule development; Pistil abortion

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; FLOWER; FLOWERING; FRUIT SET; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STARCH;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84155173393     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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