A conceptual framework for winter dormancy in deciduous trees

E Fadón, E Fernandez, H Behn, E Luedeling - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The perennial life strategy of temperate trees relies on establishing a dormant stage during
winter to survive unfavorable conditions. To overcome this dormant stage, trees require cool …

Chilling and Heat Requirements of Temperate Stone Fruit Trees (Prunus sp.)

E Fadón, S Herrera, BI Guerrero, ME Guerra, J Rodrigo - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Stone fruit trees of genus Prunus, like other temperate woody species, need to accumulate a
cultivar-specific amount of chilling during endodormancy, and of heat during ecodormancy …

Influence of climate change on metabolism and biological characteristics in perennial woody fruit crops in the Mediterranean environment

S Medda, A Fadda, M Mulas - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The changes in the state of the climate have a high impact on perennial fruit crops thus
threatening food availability. Indeed, climatic factors affect several plant aspects, such as …

Temperate fruit trees under climate change: Challenges for dormancy and chilling requirements in warm winter regions

AM Salama, A Ezzat, H El-Ramady, SM Alam-Eldein… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adequate chill is of great importance for successful production of deciduous fruit trees.
However, temperate fruit trees grown under tropical and subtropical regions may face …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and biochemical characterization of bud dormancy: Evolution of carbohydrate and antioxidant metabolisms and hormonal profile in a low chill …

JA Hernandez, P Díaz-Vivancos… - Scientia …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we studied the interplay among the levels of starch, sugars, abscisic acid (ABA)
and bioactive gibberellins (GAs), and the antioxidant metabolism during bud dormancy …

[HTML][HTML] Agroclimatic requirements and adaptation potential to global warming of Spanish cultivars of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)

E Fadón, E Fernandez, E Luedeling… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional fruit tree cultivars are an important source of agricultural biodiversity. These
genotypes are well adapted to the regions where they grow, and their fruits offer distinctive …

Prediction of the Potential Distribution of the Endangered Species Meconopsis punicea Maxim under Future Climate Change Based on Four Species Distribution …

HT Zhang, WT Wang - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change increases the extinction risk of species, and studying the impact of climate
change on endangered species is of great significance to biodiversity conservation. In this …

Dormant flower buds actively accumulate starch over winter in sweet cherry

E Fadón, M Herrero, J Rodrigo - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Temperate woody perennials survive to low temperatures in winter entering a dormant
stage. Dormancy is not just a survival strategy, since chilling accumulation is required for …

From floral induction to blooming: the molecular mysteries of flowering in woody plants

L Sun, T Nie, Y Chen, Z Yin - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flowering is a pivotal developmental process in response to the environment and
determines the start of a new life cycle in plants. Woody plants usually possess a long …

Unveiling the effect of gibberellin-induced iron oxide nanoparticles on bud dormancy release in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)

IA Sabir, MA Manzoor, IH Shah, Z Ahmad, X Liu… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen cyanide has been extensively used worldwide for bud dormancy break in fruit
trees, consequently enhancing fruit production via expedited cultivation, especially in areas …