Flowering and fruiting of arid zone species of Acacia in central Australia

Aerobiological behaviour of six anemophilous taxa in semi-arid environments of southern Europe (Almería, SE Spain)

“…However, for arid and semi-arid zones, the accepted argument is that flowering phenological patterns are intimately related to the availability of water (Bertiller et al, 1991;Friedel et al, 1994). Climate change is expected to accentuate the drought conditions and alter the seasonal patterns of rainfall distribution, exerting major effects over the short and middle term in the functioning and structure of ecosystems (Miranda et al, 2009).…”

Phenological patterns of nine perennial plants in an intertropical semi-arid Mexican scrub

“…Temperature, soil moisture and photoperiod have been identified as the principal factors triggering foliage, flower, and fruit production in different plant communities (Rathcke & Lacey, 1985). For arid zones, the accepted argument is that phenological patterns are intimately related to the availability of water (Ackerman & Bamberg, 1974;Opler et al, 1980;Turner & Randall, 1987;Gutterman, 1991;Bertiller et al, 1991;Friedel et al, 1994;Fresnillo-Fedorenko et al, 1996). In addition, other studies have documented the influence of temperature and photoperiod on flowering and fruiting in desert plants (Frankie et al, 1974;Turner & Randall, 1987;Gutterman, 1991;Friedel et al, 1994;Abd El-Ghani, 1997).…”

Edible biomass production from some important browse species in the Sahelian zone of West Africa

“…Do et al (2005) also gave a new insight into the additional role of evaporative demand in canopy phenology of dry tropics species. However, flowering seems to be less predicable and fruiting is shown to depend on a certain amount of water available (Fredel et al, 1994;Poupon, 1979).…”