Cold treatment breaks dormancy but jeopardizes flower quality in Camellia japonica L.

Camellia japonica L. is an evergreen shrub whose cultivars are of great ornamental value. In autumn, after flower bud differentiation, dormancy is initiated. As in many other spring flowering woody ornamentals, winter low temperatures promote dormancy release of both flower and vegetative buds. Howe...

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Main Authors: Andrea eBerruti, Annelies eChristiaens, Ellen eDe Keyser, Marie-Christine eVan Labeke, Valentina eScariot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00983/full