Floral initiation in black currant cultivars (Ribes nigrum L.): Effects of plant size, photoperiod, temperature, and duration of short day exposure

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 138, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-72

  Heide, Ola M ^a   Sønsteby, Anita ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Black currant; Flowering; Juvenility; Photoperiod; Ribes nigrum; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BUDBURST; CULTIVAR; DORMANCY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWERING; FRUIT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; JUVENILE; PHOTOPERIOD;

RIBES HUDSONIANUM; RIBES NIGRUM;

EID: 84857473103     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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