Flower emasculation accelerates ovule degeneration and reduces fruit set in sweet cherry

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2009 Switzerland English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Scientia Horticulturae, volume 119, pages 455-457 (issn: 0304-4238,

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Authors: Hedhly, A; Hormaza, J I; Herrero, M;

doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.08.020

handle: 10261/7871

Flower emasculation accelerates ovule degeneration and reduces fruit set in sweet cherry

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Abstract

Flower emasculation is commonly used to make flowers unattractive to pollinating insects and to carry out controlled pollinations. In sweet cherry, we have observed recurrent low fruit set after flower emasculation and compatible pollination without apparent causes. This led us to evaluate its effect on the progress of the reproductive phase and on fruit set in this species.

Financial support for this work was provided by project grants INIA-RTA 01-103, CICYT (AGL2003-05318, AGL2006-13529 and AGL2007-60130) and by the “Grupo de Investigación Consolidado de Aragón: A-02, A-43”.

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Switzerland

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Spanish National Research Council
Spain
University of Zurich
Switzerland

Keywords

10126 Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, sweet cherry, ovule viability, 580 Plants (Botany), Prunus avium, 1108 Horticulture, emasculation

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