Foliar Boron Application Improves Flower Fertility and Fruit Set of Olive

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dc.creatorPerica, Slavko
dc.creatorBrown, Patrick H.
dc.creatorConnell, Joseph H.
dc.creatorNyomora, Agnes M.S.
dc.creatorDordas, Christos
dc.creatorHu, Hening
dc.date2016-05-05T13:54:43Z
dc.date2016-05-05T13:54:43Z
dc.date2001
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T09:00:12Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T09:00:12Z
dc.descriptionA 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.
dc.identifierPerica, 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.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1802
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1802
dc.languageen
dc.subjectMineral nutrition
dc.subjectReproductive growth
dc.subjectFlower morphology
dc.subjectOlea europaea
dc.titleFoliar Boron Application Improves Flower Fertility and Fruit Set of Olive
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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