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Cold storage to overcome dormancy affects the carbohydrate status and photosynthetic capacity of Rhododendron simsii.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2015
Christiaens A, De Keyser E, Lootens P, Pauwels E, Roldán-Ruiz I, De Riek J, Gobin B, Van Labeke M-C
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Global warming leads to increasing irregular and unexpected warm spells during autumn, and therefore natural chilling requirements to break dormancy are at risk. Controlled cold treatment can provide an answer to this problem. Nevertheless, artificial cold treatment will have consequences for carbon reserves and photosynthesis. In this paper, the effect of dark cold storage at 7 °C to break flower bud dormancy in...
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