Assessment of Chilling Requirement and Threshold Temperature of a Low Chill Pear (<em>Pyrus communis</em> L.) Germplasm in the Mediterranean Area

Assessment of Chilling Requirement and Threshold Temperature of a Low Chill Pear (<em>Pyrus communis</em> L.) Germplasm in the Mediterranean Area

In temperate climates, bud break and shoot and flower emission of deciduous fruit tree species are regulated by precise chilling and heating requirements. To investigate this aspect, sixty-one accessions of European pear (<i>Pyrus communis</i> L.) collected in Sicily were phenotyped for...

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Main Authors: Filippo Ferlito, Mario Di Guardo, Maria Allegra, Elisabetta Nicolosi, Alberto Continella, Stefano La Malfa, Alessandra Gentile, Gaetano Distefano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Horticulturae
Subjects:
global warming
bud break
bud sprouting
chill-day model
dormancy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/3/45

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