The timing of flowering is determined by endogenous genetic components as well as
various environmental factors, such as day length, temperature, and stress. The genetic …

Flowering plants exhibit two principal life-history strategies: annuality (living and
reproducing in one year) and perenniality (living more than one year). The advantages of …

The intention of this review is to discuss floral initiation of horticultural trees. Floral initiation
is best understood for herbaceous species, especially at the molecular level, so a brief …

The floral initiation in angiosperms is a complex process influenced by endogenous and
exogenous signals. With this approach, we aim to provide a comprehensive review to …

Although melatonin effects on postharvest fruit ripening have been studied in some detail,
information is still scarce during pre-harvest. Here, we examined whether or not melatonin …

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is highly perishable and is greatly affected by orchard
management and environmental conditions, such as excess rainfall before harvest. Rain …

In plants the switch from vegetative growth to flowering involves a major transition in the
development of the shoot apex. This transition can occur once, in annual species, or …

Final fruit diameter is the prime determinant of sweet cherry fruit value. Previous research
has shown that mesocarp cell size accounts predominantly for variability in final fruit size …

Abstract Background Gibberellins (GAs) can have profound effects on growth and
development in higher plants. In contrast to their flowering-promotive role in many well …

In Citrus, gibberellic acid (GA 3) applied at the floral bud inductive period significantly
reduces flowering intensity. This effect is being used to improve the fruit set of …