Low overnight temperatures delay ‘Hass’ avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) female flower opening, leading to nocturnal flowering
Avocado (Persea americana) has synchronously protogynous flowers: flowers open first in female phase before closing and opening the next day in male phase. Cultivars are grouped based on whether the flowers typically first open in female phase in the morning (type A), or in the afternoon (type B). H...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Enviroquest Ltd.
2018-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
Online Access: | https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/489 |