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Phenological growth stages of Camellia japonica
Author(s) -
Vela P.,
Salinero C.,
Sainz M.J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/aab.12010
Subject(s) - biology , phenology , germplasm , japonica , camellia , shoot , cultivar , ornamental plant , botany , horticulture , camellia sinensis
Camellia japonica is the most important ornamental species within the genus Camellia , with over 32 000 cultivars. On the basis of data from 72 cultivars maintained in a live camellia germplasm bank in Pontevedra ( NW Spain), the phenological growth stages of C. japonica are described using the Biologische Bundesantalt and Chemische scale. The main stages of development for buds, leaves, shoots, harvestable vegetative plant parts, flowers and fruits are given. Eight main stages were defined, with a total of 42 secondary stages. This scale provides growers and researchers with uniform criteria on the selection and description of phenological stages for best management and study of C. japonica .