Articles
POLLINATION AND POLLEN GERMINATION OF SOME NEW PLUM CULTIVARS
Article number
734_43
Pages
317 – 319
Language
English
Abstract
Studies of pollen, flowering time and fruit set after pollination in the cultivars Avalon, Excalibur, Jubileum, Reeves and Reine Claude Souffriau showed that Avalon and Reeves had low amount of pollen and poor germinability. Reine Claude Souffriau and Excalibur had abundant pollen and a high germinability while Jubileum was in between. Avalon flowers early and the best coinciding flowering and high fruit set was observed with Mallard as pollen cultivar. Reeves and Reine Claude Souffriau flowers later than the other cultivars in most years, and Reine Claude Souffriau was a good pollinizer for Reeves.
Authors
S.H. Hjeltnes, L. Nornes
Keywords
plum, Prunus domestica, pollination, pollen germination
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