Hormonal control of flower induction in litchi and longan

• Main Authors: M. Hegele, C. Sritontip, A. Chattrakul, P. Tiyayon, D. Naphrom, K. Sringarm, P. Sruamsiri, P. Manochai, J. N. Wünsche
• Format: Book Series
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77957347030&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50473
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

As for many other fruit trees originating from subtropical climates, cool temperature is a key trigger of flower induction (FI) in litchi and longan. However, the expansion of fruit growing areas to lower, more tropical latitudes renders FI more unreliable, due to the lack of sufficient cool tempera...