Effects of Fruit Thinning on Almond Fruits and Seeds

Baker, George A.; Brooks, Reid M.

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“…Crane et al (8) state that both the size and degree of filling of pecan nuts, as well as the size of the fruit, is increased by thinning. Baker and Brooks ( 2) found that almond seeds as well as fruits were larger when fewer flowers were pollinated. However, Zobel and Davis (19) found that on cucumbers the maximum seed yield was obtained where the greatest number of fruits matured and that seed quality was not influenced by the number of fruits that matured per plant.…”

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A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹

Pedersen

Petersen²,

Bohart

et al. 1956

Agronomy Journal

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Synopsis On each of 6 pairs of alfalfa clones, all flowers on 1 member and one third on the other were cross‐pollinated. With “one third”, 66.4% formed pods with an average weight of 12.7 mg., while with “all flowers”, 46.7% formed pods of 11.3 mg. average weight. Clones differed in percentage of cross‐pollinated flowers forming pods but behaved similarly at the high and low intensities. Both pod weight and pod set varied for different dates among clones but in no consistent trend. Heavier pods at low cross‐pollination intensity are attributed to heavier seeds and pod tissue rather than number of seeds per pod.

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A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹

Pedersen

Petersen²,

Bohart

et al. 1956

Agronomy Journal

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Floral Longevity: Fitness Consequences and Resource Costs

Ashman

Schoen

1996

Floral Biology

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Pollination thoroughness and maternal yield regulation in wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum (Brassicaceae)

1987

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Under conditions where resources are limited, there are often negative correlations between components of maternal yield, or between fruit and flower production. Pollination, in turn, may vary among individuals and influence total maternal expenditure. We examined the impact of variation in pollination thoroughness upon yield components and overall plant growth in wild radish (R. raphanistrum) plants grown in the greenhouse. Plants received different pollination treatments in which 0% to 100% of all flowers produced were hand-pollinated. Fruit set was increased by hand-pollination, but rarely exceeded 30%, even when more than 50% of the flowers were pollinated. Plants receiving more thorough pollination or having greater proportion fruit set produced significantly smaller seeds. Seed number per fruit was not influenced by pollination treatment. Mean values of yield components and interactions between components often varied among plants from different maternal families. Increasing pollination thoroughness also resulted in dramatic decreases in flower production. If male fitness is related to flower number, there may be a tradeoff between maternal fecundity and successful pollen export operating at the whole-plant level in this species.

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Effects of Fruit Thinning on Almond Fruits and Seeds

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A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹

A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹

Floral Longevity: Fitness Consequences and Resource Costs

Pollination thoroughness and maternal yield regulation in wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum (Brassicaceae)

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Effects of Fruit Thinning on Almond Fruits and Seeds

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A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight1

A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight1

Floral Longevity: Fitness Consequences and Resource Costs

Pollination thoroughness and maternal yield regulation in wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum (Brassicaceae)

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A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹

A Comparison of the Effect of Complete and Partial Cross‐pollination of Alfalfa on Pod Sets, Seeds Per Pod, and Pod and Seed Weight¹