Phenological growth stages of olive trees (Olea europaea)

This paper describes the phenological growth stages of olive trees using the BBCH (Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt, Chemische Industrie) scale. Eight principal growth stages for bud, leaf and shoot development, inflorescence emergence, flowering, fruit development, fruit maturity and sene...

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Main Authors: Sanz-Cortés, F., Martínez-Calvo, José, Badenes, María L., Bleiholder, H., Hack, H., Llácer, Gerardo, Meier, U.
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley Online Library 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6905
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2002.tb00167.x
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Summary:This paper describes the phenological growth stages of olive trees using the BBCH (Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt, Chemische Industrie) scale. Eight principal growth stages for bud, leaf and shoot development, inflorescence emergence, flowering, fruit development, fruit maturity and senescence and 32 secondary growth stages are described. Advantages of the BBCH scale over other methods are discussed.