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Horticulture
Eun Ui Oh, Seong Cheol Kim, Mock Hee Lee, Kwan Jeong Song
Summary: This study investigated pollen application methods for artificial pollination in tetraploid kiwifruit cultivars. The results showed that repeated pollination enhanced fruit quality, but direct application of dry pollen had the lowest effectiveness.
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Horticulture
Ramon Silva da Santos, Liedson Tavares Carneiro, Jose Peroba de Oliveira Santos, Mairon Moura da Silva, Marcelo de Oliveira Milfont, Cibele Cardoso Castro
Summary: Insect pollination, particularly by honeybees, significantly enhances fruit production of 'Tee' and 'Nova' tangelos in northeastern Brazil. The differences in fruit traits between cultivars may not be due to floral characteristics divergence.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Karim Kadri, Mohammed Elsafy, Souhayla Makhlouf, Mohamed A. Awad
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of temperature and duration of pollen storage, pollination time following spathe cracking, and the hour of daytime on the viability and effectiveness of pollination in 'Deglet Nour' date palm cultivar. The results showed that fresh pollen had the highest viability and germination rate. For stored pollen, those stored at -30 degrees Celsius had the highest viability and germination capacity. Immediate pollination after spathe cracking yielded the best results. In terms of daytime, pollination performed between 12:00 and 15:00 yielded the highest fruit yield.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Maria L. Alcaraz, Jose Hormaza
Summary: Avocado is a woody perennial fruit crop with a low fruit set, possibly due to limitations in pollination. Research shows that pollen deposition occurs during both female and male stages of avocado flowering, with pollen distribution on stigmas varying throughout the flowering season possibly due to temperature changes. Fruits derived from outcrossing have a higher chance of reaching maturity, suggesting the importance of effective flower fertilization for fruit set.
Review
Agronomy
Alieta Eyles, Dugald C. Close, Steve R. Quarrell, Geoff R. Allen, Cameron J. Spurr, Kara M. Barry, Matthew D. Whiting, Alistair J. Gracie
Summary: Mechanical pollination is crucial for the production of fruit and nut crops, but faces challenges due to knowledge gaps and access to proprietary information.
Article
Agronomy
Rui Zhao, Linjie Xu, Xiangshuai Xu, Yanmin Li, Shixin Xiao, Deyi Yuan
Summary: Oil tea (Camellia oleifera Abel.) is an important woody edible oil tree in China with intraspecific polyploid. The study found that pollen size is positively correlated with ploidy level in oil tea, and the hexaploid had relatively high pollen viability. This knowledge provides basic information for breeding plans and pollination methods of oil tea.
Article
Horticulture
M. Sanchez, Y. Velasquez, M. Gonzalez, J. Cuevas
Summary: In this study, it was found that using medium and high densities of E. aeneus as pollinators in protected mango orchards can increase yields and improve fruit quality. Compared to low density and conventional bumblebee pollination management, farmers can achieve significant economic gains.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Shih-Kai Lo, Chih-Yi Hu, Su-Fen Roan, Tsung-Chen Su, Iou-Zen Chen
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between flower morphology and fruit yields in tea plants and analyzed 106 tea varieties. The results showed that flower traits within the same tea plant variety were highly homogeneous. The main flower trait affecting fruit yield was stamen bundle outer width, while the secondary trait was stigma width. These traits have the potential to be used as reference indicators for early selection in future breeding programs.
Article
Horticulture
Radosav Cerovic, Milica Fotiric Aksic, Milena Dordevic, Mekjell Meland
Summary: The study evaluated the progamic phase of fertilization and fruit set in four European plum cultivars in Western Norway, showing different adaptability of both recipient and donor cultivars to specific ecological conditions. The pollinizers Victoria, Opal and C. Lepotica were proven to be very good pollinizers for certain cultivars, while cultivars Opal, R. E. Prolific and Mallard were considered excellent pollinizers for Edda under certain temperature conditions.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Kaoru Tsuji
Summary: An increasing number of studies have shown that nectar-inhabiting microorganisms play a role in mediating interactions between plants and pollinators. This study aims to investigate whether nectar microbes can indirectly affect fruit consumption by birds, which is important for seed dispersal and germination.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marco Tulio Furtado, Raphael Matias, Rocio Perez-Barrales, Helder Consolaro
Summary: Distyly refers to a condition in which individual plants in a population express two floral morphs, L- and S-morph, characterized by reciprocal placements of anthers and stigmas between morphs. The function of distyly requires that pollinators collect pollen from L- and S-morphs on different parts along their bodies to then deposit it on the stigmas of the opposite morph, known as legitimate pollination.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali Raza, Wasi Ud Din, Aiman Waleed, Abdul Jabbar, Hesham F. Alharby, Habeeb M. Al-Solami, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Hafeez Ur Rehman
Summary: The present study compared the effects of soil-applied and foliar-applied magnesium on wheat performance under terminal heat. The results showed that both soil and foliar application of magnesium improved pollen viability and 100-seed weight, and reduced the negative impacts of heat stress on biological yield and spike length.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jie Chen, Bingqing Pan, Zixiong Li, Yue Xu, Xiaomeng Cao, Jingjing Jia, Huolin Shen, Liang Sun
Summary: Seed size and shape are crucial for plant reproduction, dispersal, and agronomic traits. The fruit shape loci sun, ovate, and fs8.1 regulate the morphology of the fruit, flower, leaf, and stem, and also play a role in seed morphogenesis. However, the underlying mechanism of seed morphology variation has not been thoroughly investigated. Using near isogenic lines (NILs) with different combinations of the fruit shape loci, the histological, physiological, and transcriptional bases of seed morphology change were studied. The interactions between loci and the overall interaction among all three loci led to significant changes in seed size. The fruit shape loci down-regulated the seed shape index (SSI), except for the sun/fs8.1 double NIL, which resulted in reductions in both seed length and width and a decrease in SSI. Histologically, these morphological changes were attributed to variations in cell number. Transcriptional and physiological analyses revealed the involvement of phytohormone, cytoskeleton, sugar transportation, and degradation-related genes in the regulation of seed morphology by the fruit shape loci.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sara Herrera, Jorge Lora, Jose Hormaza, Javier Rodrigo
Summary: In recent years, there has been a significant renewal of apricot cultivars worldwide, with the introduction of many new varieties. This study focused on determining the pollination requirements of a group of new apricot cultivars by molecular identification of S-alleles. The results provide valuable information for apricot breeding programs, orchard design, and addressing fruit set issues in established orchards. The diversity observed at the S-locus suggests a possible genetic bottleneck in the breeding programs.
Article
Plant Sciences
A. Pauldasan, P. Vipin, A. Durai, A. Mayavel, V. Anand Gideon, A. Nicodemus
Summary: Casuarina species are widely planted in the tropics for wood production and environmental services. Breeding programs are currently focused on producing interspecific hybrids with forestry characteristics. This study investigated the floral characters and their effect on pollen and seed output in three Casuarina species. The results showed that storing pollen at low temperatures improved viability, and conducting hand pollination during the peak receptivity period increased hybridization success.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Michal Meir, Vanessa Ransbotyn, Eran Raveh, Simon Barak, Noemi Tel-Zur, Michele Zaccai
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Forestry
Vassiliki Kazana, Lambros Tsourgiannis, Valasia Iakovoglou, Christos Stamatiou, Alexander Alexandrov, Susana Araujo, Sasa Bogdan, Gregor Bozic, Robert Brus, Gerd Bossinger, Anastasia Boutsimea, Nevenka Celepirovic, Helena Cvrckova, Matthias Fladung, Mladen Ivankovic, Angelos Kazaklis, Paraskevi Koutsona, Zlata Luthar, Pavlina Machova, Jana Mala, Kostlend Mara, Milan Mataruga, Jana Moravcikova, Donatella Paffetti, Jorge A. P. Paiva, Dimitiros Raptis, Conchi Sanchez, Sandra Sharry, Terezia Salaj, Mirjana Sijacic-Nikolic, Noemi Tel-Zur, Ivaylo Tsvetkov, Cristina Vettori, Nieves Vidal
IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY
(2016)
Article
Horticulture
Daqing Li, Aroldo Cisneros, Noemi Tel-Zur
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Gil Eshel, Ruth Shaked, Yana Kazachkova, Asif Khan, Amir Eppel, Aroldo Cisneros, Tania Acuna, Yitzhak Gutterman, Noemi Tel-Zur, Shimon Rachmilevitch, Aaron Fait, Simon Barak
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Qingzhu Hua, Canbin Chen, Noemi Tel Zur, Huicong Wang, Jingyu Wu, Jianye Chen, Zhike Zhang, Jietang Zhao, Guibing Hu, Yonghua Qin
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Daqing Li, Maria F. Arroyave Martinez, Ruth Shaked, Noemi Tel-Zur
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
M. Meir, M. Zaccai, E. Raveh, J. Ben-Asher, N. Tel-Zur
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2014)
Article
Plant Sciences
Armine Asatryan, Noemi Tel-Zur
Article
Agronomy
A. Asatryan, N. Tel-Zur
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2014)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Canbin Chen, Jingyu Wu, Qingzhu Hua, Noemi Tel-Zur, Fangfang Xie, Zhike Zhang, Jianye Chen, Rong Zhang, Guibing Hu, Jietang Zhao, Yonghua Qin
Article
Agronomy
Noemi Tel-Zur, Ronen Rothschild, Udi Zurgil, Yiftach Vaknin
Article
Agronomy
Aviad Perry, Noemi Tel-Zur, Arnon Dag
Summary: Jojoba is a wax crop grown in arid and semi-arid regions, known for its alternate-bearing pattern. Fruit load affects vegetative and reproductive development of the plant. The removal of developing fruit during the off-year promotes vegetative growth, while delayed fruit removal in an on-year affects growth renewal in the consecutive year. Seed development started earlier in 2018 compared to 2017, regardless of fruit load, with higher wax content observed in earlier developed seeds.
Article
Plant Sciences
Arnon Dag, Shamir Badichi, Alon Ben-Gal, Aviad Perry, Noemi Tel-Zur, Yonatan Ron, Zipora Tietel, Uri Yermiyahu
Summary: A 6-year study on jojoba plants showed that nitrogen application has a significant impact on plant nutrient status, growth, productivity, and nitrate accumulation in the soil. The recommended nitrogen dosage for intensive jojoba plantations is 150 kg N ha(-1).
Article
Plant Sciences
Noemi Tel-Zur, Tamar Keasar
Proceedings Paper
Agronomy
N. Tel-Zur
VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CACTUS PEAR AND COCHINEAL
(2015)