Low overnight temperatures delay ‘Hass’ avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) female flower opening, leading to nocturnal flowering

Avocado (Persea americana) has synchronously protogynous flowers: flowers open first in female phase before closing and opening the next day in male phase. Cultivars are grouped based on whether the flowers typically first open in female phase in the morning (type A), or in the afternoon (type B). H...

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Main Authors: David Errol Pattemore, Max N Buxton, Brian T Cutting, Heather M McBrydie, Robert Mark Goodwin, Arnon Dag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/489