Raphael A. Stern

TL;DR: It is shown that Sn-RNase does not prevent fertilization by Si-pollen haplotype, thus presenting a case in which RHV is not required for the determination of specific pollen rejection by S- RNase, and implying that other regions in the enzyme may be sufficient for this specificity.

TL;DR: The data and others suggest that high temperatures create a potential for the occurrence of double fruits, but that the fulfi llment of that potential is highly dependent on postharvest tree water status, and the period between harvest and leaf fall might be a signifi cant fraction of the irrigation season.

TL;DR: The Japanese plum belongs to the Rosaceae, which carries the gametophytic self-incompatibility system, and commercial plum orchards must contain at least two cultivars, which are able to fertilize each other, however, the S-allele content, which determines the fertilization compatibility, has not yet been identi®ed in most of the Japanese plum varieties

TL;DR: It appears that the addition of BBs to apple orchards did not only increase the number of pollinating insects in the orchard that could perform cross-pollination, but that it also changed HB foraging behavior, which resulted in improved cross- pollination and increased efficiency, and subsequently more seeds and larger fruit.

TL;DR: BA increased fruit size with no influence on fruit shape and seed number, and it did not reduce the return yield in the following year, but each variety showed a different response to BA.