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- Title
Phenological stages of willow ( Salix).
- Authors
Saska, Margaret M.; Kuzovkina, Yulia A.
- Abstract
The practice of uniform recording of biological plant growth stages or events has long been practiced in agricultural production. In this study the BBCH (Biologishe Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt and CHemical Industry) code has been applied to four precocious species of willows to define growth stages important to this group. The studied taxa represent varieties of potential importance in the Floral Industry. A new BBCH code is proposed where the annual cycle of willows is divided into clearly recognisable and easily distinguishable developmental phases which include eight principal stages, 30 secondary stages and six mesostages. Photographs illustrate the physical appearance of select stages. This proposed BBCH code shows a unified approach which may be applied to a large number of Salix species.
- Subjects
PLANT growth; WILLOWS; PLANT species; SALICACEAE; PLANT physiology
- Publication
Annals of Applied Biology, 2010, Vol 156, Issue 3, p431
- ISSN
0003-4746
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00400.x