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Manipulation of fruiting /
Manipulation of Fruiting contains the proceedings of the 47th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at Sutton Bonington, England on April 18-22, 1988. The papers explore developments in the manipulation of fruiting and cover topics ranging from intra-plant competition...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1989.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Manipulation of Fruiting; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. THE MANIPULATION OF FRUITING; Introduction; Manipulation of the balance between fruiting and vegetative growth; Direct approaches to increasing flowering and fruit set; Reduction in crop load; Modification of the cropping season and of fruit ripening and senescence; Modification of the perennial habit; References; Part II: Intra-plant competition; Chapter 2. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH; Introduction
- Interactions of vegetative and reproductive growthPhysiological effects of reproduction; The physiological basis of competition; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. SOURCE/SINK EFFECTS IN FRUITS: AN EVALUATION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS; Introduction; Leaf area/fruit number ratio (fruit/leaf ratio); Leaf activity; Leaf area/sink strengthv ratios; Sink activity; References; Chapter 4. EFFECTS OF CROP REDUCTION, GIBBERELLIN SPRAYS AND SUMMER PRUNING ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF SWEET CHERRIES; Introduction; Materials and methods; Results; Discussion and conclusions; Acknowledgements
- Chapter 7. DORMANCY
- MODELS AND MANIPULATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATIONIntroduction; Evolutionary and ecological considerations; Defining the research problem; Addressing the research problem: models of environmental perception; Addressing the research problem: physiological transduction of environmental signals; Agricultural manipulation; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. CHILLING, THERMAL TIME AND THE DATE OF FLOWERING OF TREES; Introduction; Fixed thermal times; Fixed chilling requirements followed by fixed thermal times
- Interrelated chilling and thermal time requirementsModels; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 9. MODELLING FLOWER DEVELOPMENT IN CITRUS; Introduction; Model structure; Results; Application to pest-fruit relationships; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Part IV: Pollination; Chapter 10. POLLINATION; Introduction; The maturation of the pollen; The development of dehiscence mechanisms; The release of the pollen; Pollen capture, adhesion, hydration and development; Manipulation of pollination; Acknowledgements; References