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Phenological Characteristics of Potted Kumquat under Protected Culture
Yung-Chiung Chang1
,
Yu-Sen Chang1
,
Iou-Zen Chen2
,
Lian-Hsiung Lin3*
1Department of Horticulture, National Ilan University
2Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University
3Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, National Ilan University
* Corresponding Author
30 April 2020. pp. 130-145
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Abstract

This study investigated phenological changes, shoot growth, and flowering habits of potted kumquat [Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle] grown in subtropical conditions of I-Lan County, Taiwan. The shoots of the second, third, and fourth flushes of kumquat sprouted in mid-May, early July, and early September, corresponding to 70-80, 112-122, and 168-178 days after the buds sprouted from the first flush, respectively. As the flushing sequence progressed, the number of shoots, the rate of flowering, and the number of flowers decreased. There were four flowering peaks in 2010 and five in 2011. The shoots of the secondary and tertiary flushes still bloomed in 2010, but they did not flower in 2011. In 2011, the second flowering period of the first flush shoot, which flowered in mid-July, fruit set, and fruit growth showed the best performance, and the whole fruit development duration took about 169 days.

Keywords
flowering potential
flush sequence
fruit growth
fruit set
shoot growth

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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 38
  • No :2
  • Pages :130-145
  • Received Date : 2019-06-07
  • Revised Date : 2019-12-24
  • Accepted Date : 2020-01-19
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20200013
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