Normal fruit set is up; shotberries are down: Topical application of ‘Sevillano’ pollen to ‘Manzanillo’ olive proves effective

Topically applied 'Sevillano' olive pollen increased the percentage of normal fruit set and reduced incidence of worthless shotberry 'Manzanillo' olives. Applications were effective up to 90 feet from the pollen source.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: G. Steven Sibbett, Mark Freeman, Louise Ferguson, Vito Polito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1992-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n03p21