Foliar Boron Application Improves Flower Fertility and Fruit Set of Olive

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPerica, Slavko
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Patrick H.
dc.contributor.authorConnell, Joseph H.
dc.contributor.authorNyomora, Agnes M.S.
dc.contributor.authorDordas, Christos
dc.contributor.authorHu, Hening
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-05T13:54:43Z
dc.date.available2016-05-05T13:54:43Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractA 2-year field study was conducted to determine if foliar B applications prior to flowering increased fruit set in olive (Olea europaea L.) cv. Manzanillo. Boron solutions were applied (935 L·ha-1) at four concentrations (0, 246, 491, and 737 mg·L-1) to trees exhibiting no vegetative symptoms of B deficiency. Foliar B application increased both the percentage of perfect flowers and fruit set, but no effect on pollen germination was observed in either year. The increase in fruit set was not accompanied by a reduction in fruit size. The beneficial effects of foliar B application varied between years and were greater when fruit set was low. The results obtained here are in agreement with those observed in other tree species, in which foliar B applications made immediately prior to flowering or during the period of floral bud initiation significantly increased fruit set and yield. The physiological basis for this effect, however, remains unclear.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPerica, S., Brown, P.H., Connell, J.H., Nyomora, A.M., Dordas, C., Hu, H. and Stangoulis, J., 2001. Foliar boron application improves flower fertility and fruit set of olive. HortScience, 36(4), pp.714-716.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMineral nutritionen_US
dc.subjectReproductive growthen_US
dc.subjectFlower morphologyen_US
dc.subjectOlea europaeaen_US
dc.titleFoliar Boron Application Improves Flower Fertility and Fruit Set of Oliveen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Foliar Boron Application Improves.pdf
Size:
423.87 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
full text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology