Carbohydrate and boron content of styles of ‘Hass’ avocado (Persea americana Mill.) flowers at anthesis can affect final fruit set

Avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) invest heavily in flowering but fruit set percentage is unusually low, even after hand pollination. Our hypothesis was that the carbohydrate and boron content of avocado flowers at anthesis affected the potential of these flowers to set fruit. We hand pollinate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientia horticulturae 2016, Vol.198 (26), p.125-131
Hauptverfasser: Boldingh, H.L, M.L. Alcaraz, T.G. Thorp, P.E.H. Minchin, N. Gould, J.I. Hormaza
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