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 …

Japanese plum pollination: A review

ME Guerra, J Rodrigo - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
The reproductive behavior of Japanese plum has not been studied as in other Prunus
species. Thus, a number of cultivars are particularly prone to erratic fruit set showing low …

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 …

PpyGAST1 is potentially involved in bud dormancy release by integrating the GA biosynthesis and ABA signaling in 'Suli'pear (Pyrus pyrifolia White Pear Group)

Q Yang, Q Niu, Y Tang, Y Ma, X Yan, J Li, J Tian… - Environmental and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bud dormancy establishment is essential for perennial plants to survive cold winters, while
dormancy release is important for the resumption of growth and flowering. Gibberellins …

Is there a specific stage to rest? Morphological changes in flower primordia in relation to endodormancy in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)

E Fadón, J Rodrigo, M Herrero - Trees, 2018 - Springer
Key message Comparison of five sweet cherry cultivars—over 3 years—shows an
asynchronous early and late flower development, but a consistent, specific flower …

Preanthesis changes in freeze resistance, relative water content, and ovary growth preempt bud phenology and signify dormancy release of sour cherry floral buds

L Hillmann, M Elsysy, C Goeckeritz, C Hollender… - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Growing degree hours (GDH) predicted floral bud development of
'Montmorency'sour cherry and explained changes in lethal temperatures (LT 50) that …

Flowering, fruit set and development.

M Herrero, J Rodrigo, A Wünsch - Cherries: Botany, production …, 2017 - cabidigitallibrary.org
In this chapter, flower biology and fruit set in cherry, sweet (Prunus avium) and sour (Prunus
avium), are examined, paying attention to the critical steps that result in failures in fruit set …

Integrating Genome-Wide Association Analysis With Transcriptome Sequencing to Identify Candidate Genes Related to Blooming Time in Prunus mume

M Zhang, Q Yang, X Yuan, X Yan, J Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Prunus mume is one of the most important woody perennials for edible and ornamental use.
Despite a substantial variation in the flowering phenology among the P. mume germplasm …

The Di2/pet Variant in the PETALOSA Gene Underlies a Major Heat Requirement-Related QTL for Blooming Date in Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]

M Cirilli, S Gattolin, R Chiozzotto… - Plant and Cell …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Environmental adaptation of deciduous fruit trees largely depends on their ability to
synchronize growth and development with seasonal climate change. Winter dormancy of …

Identification of Key Genes Related to Dormancy Control in Prunus Species by Meta-Analysis of RNAseq Data

A Calle, C Saski, A Wünsch, J Grimplet, K Gasic - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bud dormancy is a genotype-dependent mechanism observed in Prunus species in which
bud growth is inhibited, and the accumulation of a specific amount of chilling …