Open AccessFloral biology, pollination and fertilisation of temperate zone fruit trees
Author(s) -
J. Racskó,
J. Nyéki,
M. Soltész,
Zoltán Szabó
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of horticultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2676-931X
pISSN - 1585-0404
DOI - 10.31421/ijhs/13/3/740
Subject(s) - pollination , orchard , fertilisation , cultivar , biology , human fertilization , agronomy , pollinator , temperate climate , pollen , botany , embryo , reproductive technology , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology
The knowledge of blooming, pollination and fertilisation and its use are indispensable in maximizing of cropping potential of fruits in economical fruit production. In attaining maximum yield a greater attention has to be focused on choosing cultivar combinations, and results of experiments on blooming, pollination and fertilisation must be applied carefully.
To have efficient bee pollination requires attention at the time of designing an orchard. It requires further attention at the time of bloom of any of the fruit-hearing species. Markets demand new types of fruit which forces constant changes in the cultivar composition of orchard. The blooming, pollinating and fertilisation characteristics of cultivars chosen have to be known before an orchard is set up. Apart from the general knowledge of trees considered to be planted, there is a great need to know the flowering, pollinating and fertilization characteristics of each cultivar in detail.